K. Anbazhagan

K. Anbazhagan
3rd General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
17 May 1977 – 7 March 2020
Inaugural HolderC. N. Annadurai
Preceded byV. R. Nedunchezhiyan
Succeeded byDurai Murugan
Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
May 16 2001 – 17 May 2006
DeputyArcot N. Veeraswami
(2001-2005)
Preceded byS. Balakrishnan
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
Minister of Finance in the Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
17 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Preceded byC. Ponnaiyan
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
Minister of Education
In office
16 May 1996 – 15 May 2001
In office
27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
In office
14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006
ConstituencyHarbour
In office
16 November 1984 – 26 January 1989
ConstituencyPark Town
In office
30 June 1977 – 15 November 1984
ConstituencyPurasawalkam
Minister for Health and Social Welfare
In office
15 March 1971 – 31 January 1976
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
4 March 1967 – 15 March 1971
ConstituencyTiruchengode
Member of Legislative Council
In office
1 April 1957 – 25 February 1967
Leader of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly House
In office
17 May 2006 – 14 June 2011
CMM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byC. Ponnaiyan
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
In office
27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Personal details
Born
Ramaiah

(1922-12-19)19 December 1922[1]
Kattoor, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Died7 March 2020(2020-03-07) (aged 97)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political
affiliations
Justice Party
Residence(s)Anna Nagar, Chennai
Source: [1]

Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement[2] and was the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (DMK) for nine terms. He has held several cabinet ministerial portfolios in the Tamil Nadu government under M. Karunanidhi including Finance, Education and Health and Social Welfare. He was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on nine occasions. He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament from Tiruchengode and was also a member of the Madras Legislative Council. He served as the opposition leader of Tamil Nadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.[3] He was popularly referred to as Perasiriyar (Professor) as he was a lecturer in Tamil in Pachaiyappa's College before resigning to contest elections in 1957.[4]

  1. ^ "DMK stalwart Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan passes away in Chennai". D Govardan. The Times of India. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "End of an era: K Anbazhagan's demise leaves vacuum in Dravidian politics". New Indian Express. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "12th Assembly - Overview". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan Dies At 97 In Chennai". NDTV. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.