K. A. Mathiazhagan
| K. A. Mathiazhagan | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly | |
|
In office 1971–1972 |
|
| Minister of Finance (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
|
In office 1969–1970 |
|
| Minister of Food, Revenue and Commercial Taxes (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
|
In office 1967–1969 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 December 1926 Kaniyur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 17 August 1983 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Mrs. Raja Sundari Mathialagan |
| Children | Late Mrs. Aruna Seralathan, Mrs. Malarvizhi Udayakumar, Mrs. Theanmozhi Yatish and Mr. Udhaya Suriyan |
K. A. Mathiazhagan was an Indian politician and Co-Founder of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the Finance Minister, Minister of Food, Revenue and Commercial Taxes in the Tamil Nadu government and Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
He was born on 7 December 1926 in Kaniyur in Coimbatore district as Somasunduram. He studied at the Boarding High School in Udumalpet. He graduated from Annamalai University. He also studied law and practiced as a lawyer. He was the younger brother of K. A. Murugesan, a Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) leader and the elder brother of K. A. Krishnaswamy who later on became a minister in the M.G.R. government. Their family is called "The Kaniyur Family" or the "Kaniyur Kudumbam" and was referred to as the foremost family of the Dravidian Movement by C. N. Annadurai, as a recognition given to the family for their contributions to the Dravidian Movement.. He died on 17 August 1983 and at the age of 57 years.
When C. N. Annadurai split from the DK and went on to form the DMK, Mathiazhagan became one of the founding fathers of the DMK along with Annadurai, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, E. V. K. Sampath and N. V. Natarajan. Mathialagan along with the other four founding fathers is famously referred to as the "Aimberum Thalaivargal" (Five Great Leaders or Heads). He went on to become one of the early influential members of the DMK. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Thousand Lights constituency as a DMK candidate in the 1962, 1967, and 1971 elections.
...
Wikipedia