K. Anbazhagan

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In this Indian name, the name Kalyanasundaram is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anbazhagan.

K. Anbazhagan
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

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]

Early life

Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near

British India on 19 December 1922 to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal as Ramaiah.[citation needed] He changed his name to Anbazhagan and being influenced by the Pure Tamil Movement led by Tamil scholar Maraimalai Adigal. In 1942, he addressed a Justice Party meeting in Thiruvarur as a student after being requested by C. N. Annadurai and came into contact with M. Karunanidhi for the first time.[5] He received his Master of Arts in Tamil from Annamalai University and joined Pachaiyappa's College as a lecturer in Tamil in 1944.[6]

Political career

Anbazhagan resigned as a Lecturer at

Park Town constituency, in 1984 putting forward the Tamil Eelam issue.[7] He was elected from Harbour constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.[8] He served as the opposition leader of Tamil Nadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.[9]

Personal life and death

Anbazhagan lived with his wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai.[citation needed]

In his later years, Anbazhagan was in poor health, which minimized his political activities and public appearances, with the last one being on his 97th birthday on 19 December 2019.[10][11]

On 24 February 2020, his health deteriorated and became "extremely critical and unstable", and he was admitted at

diabetes mellitus. The DMK declared a seven-day mourning after his death.[13][14]

His grandson

Villivakkam constituency.[15]

Literary works

Anbazhagan has sound knowledge of Tamil poetry.[16][17] Some of his published works include:

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
















Elections Contested

Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Elections Contested

Year Election Party PC Name Result
1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Council DMK  Tamil Nadu Won
1962 Tamil Nadu Legislative Council DMK  Tamil Nadu Won

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1967 Tiruchengode DMK Won 55.29 T. M. Kaliannan INC 43.81

Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1971 Purasawalkam DMK Won 56.13 Bashyam Reddy INC 41.65
1977 Purasawalkam DMK Won 45.09 T. S. Govindaswamy JP 24.16
1980 Purasawalkam DMK Won 52.35 Valampuri John AIADMK 46.68
1984 Park Town DMK Won 50.89 M. Jothi Independent 46.92
1989 Anna Nagar DMK Won 49.94 V. Sukumar Babu AIADMK(J) 27.28
1991 Chepauk DMK Lost 43.00 Zeenath Sheriffdeen INC 50.62
1996 Harbour DMK Won 70.57 Earnest Paul INC 16.19
2001 Harbour DMK Won 46.98 D. Pandian CPI 46.33
2006 Harbour DMK Won 44.24 H. Seema Basheer MDMK 43.55
2011 Villivakkam DMK Lost 44.20 J. C. D. Prabhakar AIADMK 52.44

References

  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.
  5. ^ "From Tiruvarur to Marina: The platinum jubilee friendship of Karunanidhi and Anbazhagan". New Indian Express. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ "DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more". B Kolappan. The Hindu. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. ^ "'Perasiriyar' K Anbazhagan passes away at 97, end of an era for DMK politics". The News Minute. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Harbour (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016". Elections. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ^ "12th Assembly - Overview". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  10. ^ "DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97". India Today. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Leaders greet DMK's Anbazhagan on 97th birthday". B Sivakumar. The Times of India. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  12. ^ "DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. ^ "DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 in Chennai". Daily News and Analysis. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Veteran DMK Leader K. Anbazhagan Passes Away at 97". The Wire. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  15. ^ "DMK's Vetriazhagan to face his grandpa's rival". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Anbazhagan struck a balance between literature and politics". B Kolappan. The Hindu. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. ^ "DMK veteran leader K Anbazhagan passes away". Daily Thanthi. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

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