K. Anbazhagan
Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1962 to 1967. He was born in Tanjore District, British India.
He was the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) from 17 May,1977 until his death. He was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1962, 1971 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2011. He also was finance minister and education minister of Tamil Nadu under the governments of M. Karunanidhi.He served as the opposition leader of Tamilnadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.[1]
Anbazhagan died on 7 March 2020 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Chennai at the age of 97.[2]
References
- ↑ "12th Assembly - Overview". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ↑ "DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece. Retrieved 2020-03-07.