K. Anbazhagan

Inamaanam
Professor K Anbazhagan
Secretary general DMK
Constituency Harbour, Chennai North
Personal details
Born (1922-12-19) 19 December 1922[1]
Kattoor,
Tanjore district,
Madras Presidency,
British India.
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence Chennai, India

Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan is the former finance minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on nine consecutive occasions. He has also been elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on nine occasions.

Early life

Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near Thiruvarur in Tanjore district (now Thiruvarur District) of Madras Presidency, British India on 19 December 1922. His parents were M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal. He has an M.A (Tamil) degree from Annamalai University.[2]

Political career

Anbazhagan was a member of the Tamil Nadu legislative council between 1962-1967 and a close confidant of the DMK founder C. N. Annadurai. He is called perasiriyar (professor), as a term of endearment. He was a member of Lok Sabha between 1967-1971. In 1971 he served as Social Welfare minister of Tamil Nadu. He had given up his M.L.A position, representing Park Town constituency, in 1984 putting forward the Tamil Eelam issue. He has been serving as a General secretary of the DMK since 1977 and is a close aide of DMK Supremo M. Karunanidhi , M. K. Stalin, and his family.

Personal life

Anbazhagan lived with wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai. She died on 23 December 2012 at the age of 90 due to Diabetes mellitus.[3]

Literary works

He has sound knowledge of Tamil poetry. Some of his published works include:

  • Urimai vaazhvu
  • Viduthalaik kavignar
  • Pesum kalai valarpom
  • Thamizh kadal
  • Alai osai
  • Thamizhar thirumanamum inamaanamum

References

  1. ↑ "Today is the birthday of DMK General Secretary Anbazhagan".
  2. ↑ "4th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cricket Live News". Daily Thanthi. Retrieved 2017-05-06.


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