K. Anbazhagan
| Kalyanasundaranar Anbazhagan | |
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| Constituency | Harbour, Chennai North |
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| Born |
Karuppaiah 14 December 1922 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 was re-elected as 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.
Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near Thiruvarur in Tanjore district (now Thiruvarur District) of Madras Presidency, British India on 19 December 1922. His birthname was Ramaiah and his parents were M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal. He was educated at the Municipal High School, Mayiladuthurai, an obtained an M.A (Tamil) degree from Annamalai University.
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 its president, Karunanidhi, and his family.
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.
He has sound knowledge of Tamil poetry. Some of his published works include:
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