K. Anbazhagan
K. Anbazhagan | |
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Anbazhagan in 2006 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 24 May 2001 – 14 April 2006 | |
| Deputy | Arcot N. Veeraswami |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam |
| Preceded by | S. Balakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Minister of finance in the Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 17 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Succeeded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Minister of education in the Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 16 May 1996 – 15 May 2001 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| In office 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Minister for health in the Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 15 March 1971 – 31 January 1976 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Leader of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 17 May 2006 – 14 June 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Succeeded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| In office 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991 | |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006 | |
| Constituency | Harbour |
| In office 16 November 1984 – 26 January 1989 | |
| Constituency | Park Town |
| In office 30 June 1977 – 15 November 1984 | |
| Constituency | Purasawalkam |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 1967 – 15 March 1971 | |
| Constituency | Tiruchengode |
| Member of Madras Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 April 1957 – 25 February 1967 | |
| General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 17 May 1977 – 7 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan |
| Succeeded by | Durai Murugan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramaiah 19 December 1922 |
| Died | 7 March 2020 (aged 97) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Other political affiliations | Justice Party |
| Signature | |
| Source: Lok Sabha | |
Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was part of the Dravidian movement and later joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the general secretary of the DMK from 1977 to 2020. He has held several ministerial portfolios in the Tamil Nadu government when M. Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Anbazhagan was popularly referred to as Perasiriyar (professor) as worked in Pachaiyappa's College before resigning to contest elections in 1957. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1957, and was re-elected on eight further occasions. He was later elected to the Madras Legislative Council twice in 1957 and 1962. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India from Tiruchengode in the 1967 Indian general election. He served as the leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.