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	\| residence = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| residence = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| office = General Secretary of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]		\| office = General Secretary of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
	\| term_start = 1977		\| term_start = 17 May 1977
	\| term_end = 7 March 2020		\| term_end = 7 March 2020
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	'''Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan''' (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a long-standing leader of the [[Dravidian movement]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/end-of-an-era-k-anbazhagans-demise-leaves-vacuum-in-dravidian-politics-2113607.html \| title=End of an era: K Anbazhagan's demise leaves vacuum in Dravidian politics \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> and was the [[General Secretary]] of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party for nine terms. He has held several cabinet ministerial portfolios in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu\|Tamil Nadu government]] under [[M. Karunanidhi]] including Finance, Education and Health and Social Welfare. He was elected as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] on nine occasions. He was earlier elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India\|India's Parliament]] from [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Tiruchengode]] and was also a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. He was popularly referred to as ''Perasiriyar'' (Professor), though he was a Lecturer in Tamil in [[Pachaiyappa's College]] before resigning to contest elections in 1957.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-dies-at-97-in-chennai-2191313 \| title=DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan Dies At 97 In Chennai \| publisher=NDTV \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>		'''Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan''' (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a long-standing leader of the [[Dravidian movement]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/end-of-an-era-k-anbazhagans-demise-leaves-vacuum-in-dravidian-politics-2113607.html \| title=End of an era: K Anbazhagan's demise leaves vacuum in Dravidian politics \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> and was the General Secretary of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party for nine terms. He has held several cabinet ministerial portfolios in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu\|Tamil Nadu government]] under [[M. Karunanidhi]] including Finance, Education and Health and Social Welfare. He was elected as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] on nine occasions. He was earlier elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India\|India's Parliament]] from [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Tiruchengode]] and was also a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. He served as the opposition leader of Tamilnadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.He was popularly referred to as ''Perasiriyar'' (Professor), though he was a Lecturer in Tamil in [[Pachaiyappa's College]] before resigning to contest elections in 1957.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-dies-at-97-in-chennai-2191313 \| title=DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan Dies At 97 In Chennai \| publisher=NDTV \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near [[Thiruvarur]] in [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)\|Tanjore district]] (now [[Thiruvarur District]]) of [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] on 19 December 1922 to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal as Ramaiah. 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 (India)\|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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/from-tiruvarur-to-marina-the-platinum-jubilee-friendship-of-karunanidhi-and-anbazhagan-2113692.html \| title=From Tiruvarur to Marina: The platinum jubilee friendship of Karunanidhi and Anbazhagan \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He received his [[Master of Arts]] in Tamil from [[Annamalai University]] and joined [[Pachaiyappa's College]] as a lecturer in Tamil in 1944.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \| title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=7 March 2009 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>		Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near [[Thiruvarur]] in [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)\|Tanjore district]] (now [[Thiruvarur District]]) of [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] on 19 December 1922 to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal as Ramaiah. 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 (India)\|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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/from-tiruvarur-to-marina-the-platinum-jubilee-friendship-of-karunanidhi-and-anbazhagan-2113692.html \| title=From Tiruvarur to Marina: The platinum jubilee friendship of Karunanidhi and Anbazhagan \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He received his [[Master of Arts]] in Tamil from [[Annamalai University]] and joined [[Pachaiyappa's College]] as a lecturer in Tamil in 1944.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \| title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=7 March 2009 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Anbazhagan resigned as a Professor from [[Pachaiyappa's College]] to contest elections and was elected from [[Egmore (state assembly constituency)\|Egmore]] to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1957. He was a member of the Madras legislative council between 1962–1967 and a close confidant of the DMK founder [[C. N. Annadurai]]. 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 (State Assembly Constituency)\|Park Town]] constituency, in 1984 putting forward the [[Tamil Eelam]] issue.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perasiriyar-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-97-end-era-dmk-politics-119686 \| title='Perasiriyar' K Anbazhagan passes away at 97, end of an era for DMK politics \| publisher=The News Minute \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He was elected from Harbour constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/harbour.html \| title=Harbour (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 \| publisher=Elections \| access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>		Anbazhagan resigned as a Professor from [[Pachaiyappa's College]] to contest elections and was elected from [[Egmore (state assembly constituency)\|Egmore]] to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1957. He was a member of the Madras legislative council between 1962–1967 and a close confidant of the DMK founder [[C. N. Annadurai]]. 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 (State Assembly Constituency)\|Park Town]] constituency, in 1984 putting forward the [[Tamil Eelam]] issue.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perasiriyar-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-97-end-era-dmk-politics-119686 \| title='Perasiriyar' K Anbazhagan passes away at 97, end of an era for DMK politics \| publisher=The News Minute \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He was elected from Harbour constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/harbour.html \| title=Harbour (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 \| publisher=Elections \| access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Anbazhagan lived with his wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai.		Anbazhagan lived with his wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai.
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	On 24 February 2020, his health deteriorated and became "extremely critical and unstable", and he was admitted at [[Apollo Hospital]] in [[Chennai]] for treatment.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \|title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He died there at 1:05 a.m. on 7 March 2020 due to complications of [[diabetes mellitus]]. His political party, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], declared a seven-day mourning after his death.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97-in-chennai-2816341 \| title=DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 in Chennai \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Veteran DMK Leader K. Anbazhagan Passes Away at 97\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/veteran-dmk-leader-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97\|access-date=2020-06-19\|website=The Wire}}</ref>		On 24 February 2020, his health deteriorated and became "extremely critical and unstable", and he was admitted at [[Apollo Hospital]] in [[Chennai]] for treatment.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \|title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He died there at 1:05 a.m. on 7 March 2020 due to complications of [[diabetes mellitus]]. His political party, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], declared a seven-day mourning after his death.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97-in-chennai-2816341 \| title=DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 in Chennai \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Veteran DMK Leader K. Anbazhagan Passes Away at 97\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/veteran-dmk-leader-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97\|access-date=2020-06-19\|website=The Wire}}</ref>

	==Literary works==		==Literary works==
	Anbazhagan has sound knowledge of [[Tamil literature\|Tamil poetry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/anbazhagan-struck-a-balance-between-literature-and-politics/article31018446.ece \| title=Anbazhagan struck a balance between literature and politics \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=9 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2020/03/07011619/1218789/DMK-veteran-leader-K-Anbazhagan-passes-away.vpf \| title=DMK veteran leader K Anbazhagan passes away \| publisher=Daily Thanthi \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Some of his published works include:		Anbazhagan has sound knowledge of [[Tamil literature\|Tamil poetry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/anbazhagan-struck-a-balance-between-literature-and-politics/article31018446.ece \| title=Anbazhagan struck a balance between literature and politics \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=9 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2020/03/07011619/1218789/DMK-veteran-leader-K-Anbazhagan-passes-away.vpf \| title=DMK veteran leader K Anbazhagan passes away \| publisher=Daily Thanthi \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Some of his published works include:
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	*''Alai osai''		*''Alai osai''
	*''Thamizhar thirumanamum inamaanamum''		*''Thamizhar thirumanamum inamaanamum''

	==References==		==References==
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	*[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1710.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]		*[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1710.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near [[Thiruvarur]] in [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)\|Tanjore district]] (now [[Thiruvarur District]]) of [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] on 19 December 1922 to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal as Ramaiah. He changed his name to Anbazhagan influenced by the Pure Tamil Movement led by Tamil scholar [[Maraimalai Adigal]]. ~~He came into limelight in~~ 1942 ~~when~~ he addressed a [[Justice Party (India)\|Justice Party]] meeting in [[Thiruvarur]] as a student after being requested by [[C. N. Annadurai]] and ~~here he~~ came into contact with [[M. Karunanidhi]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/from-tiruvarur-to-marina-the-platinum-jubilee-friendship-of-karunanidhi-and-anbazhagan-2113692.html \| title=From Tiruvarur to Marina: The platinum jubilee friendship of Karunanidhi and Anbazhagan \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He ~~did~~ his [[Master of Arts]] in Tamil from [[Annamalai University]] and joined [[Pachaiyappa's College]] as a lecturer in Tamil in 1944.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \| title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=7 March 2009 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>		Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near [[Thiruvarur]] in [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)\|Tanjore district]] (now [[Thiruvarur District]]) of [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] on 19 December 1922 to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal as Ramaiah. 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 (India)\|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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/from-tiruvarur-to-marina-the-platinum-jubilee-friendship-of-karunanidhi-and-anbazhagan-2113692.html \| title=From Tiruvarur to Marina: The platinum jubilee friendship of Karunanidhi and Anbazhagan \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He received his [[Master of Arts]] in Tamil from [[Annamalai University]] and joined [[Pachaiyappa's College]] as a lecturer in Tamil in 1944.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \| title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=7 March 2009 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Anbazhagan resigned as a Professor from [[Pachaiyappa's College]] to contest elections and was elected from [[Egmore (state assembly constituency)\|Egmore]] to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1957. He was a member of the Madras legislative council between 1962–1967 and a close confidant of the DMK founder [[C. N. Annadurai]]. 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 (State Assembly Constituency)\|Park Town]] constituency, in 1984 putting forward the [[Tamil Eelam]] issue.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perasiriyar-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-97-end-era-dmk-politics-119686 \| title='Perasiriyar' K Anbazhagan passes away at 97, end of an era for DMK politics \| publisher=The News Minute \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He was elected from Harbour constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/harbour.html \| title=Harbour (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 \| publisher=Elections \| access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>		Anbazhagan resigned as a Professor from [[Pachaiyappa's College]] to contest elections and was elected from [[Egmore (state assembly constituency)\|Egmore]] to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1957. He was a member of the Madras legislative council between 1962–1967 and a close confidant of the DMK founder [[C. N. Annadurai]]. 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 (State Assembly Constituency)\|Park Town]] constituency, in 1984 putting forward the [[Tamil Eelam]] issue.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/perasiriyar-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-97-end-era-dmk-politics-119686 \| title='Perasiriyar' K Anbazhagan passes away at 97, end of an era for DMK politics \| publisher=The News Minute \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He was elected from Harbour constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/harbour.html \| title=Harbour (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 \| publisher=Elections \| access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life and death==
	Anbazhagan lived with his wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai. he died on 7 March 2020 at age 97 due to [[diabetes mellitus]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Veteran DMK Leader K. Anbazhagan Passes Away at 97\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/veteran-dmk-leader-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97\|access-date=2020-06-19\|website=The Wire}}</ref>		Anbazhagan lived with his wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai.

	~~==Illness and death==~~		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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-97-1653317-2020-03-07 \| title=DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 \| publisher=India Today \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/leaders-greet-dmks-anbazhagan-on-97th-birthday/articleshow/72893104.cms \| title=Leaders greet DMK's Anbazhagan on 97th birthday \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=B Sivakumar \| date=20 December 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
	Anbazhagan was in poor health, ~~minimised~~ his political activities and public appearances, with the last one being on his 97th birthday on 19 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-97-1653317-2020-03-07 \| title=DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 \| publisher=India Today \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/leaders-greet-dmks-anbazhagan-on-97th-birthday/articleshow/72893104.cms \| title=Leaders greet DMK's Anbazhagan on 97th birthday \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=B Sivakumar \| date=20 December 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

	On 24 February 2020, his health deteriorated and became "extremely critical and unstable", and he was admitted at [[Apollo Hospital]] in [[Chennai]] for treatment.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \|title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He died there at 1:05 a.m. on 7 March 2020 due to ~~age-related illness, which led to multiple organ failure~~. His political party [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] declared a seven-day mourning after his death.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97-in-chennai-2816341 \| title=DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 in Chennai \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>		On 24 February 2020, his health deteriorated and became "extremely critical and unstable", and he was admitted at [[Apollo Hospital]] in [[Chennai]] for treatment.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece \|title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He died there at 1:05 a.m. on 7 March 2020 due to complications of [[diabetes mellitus]]. His political party, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], declared a seven-day mourning after his death.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97-in-chennai-2816341 \| title=DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan passes away at 97 in Chennai \| work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Veteran DMK Leader K. Anbazhagan Passes Away at 97\|url=https://thewire.in/politics/veteran-dmk-leader-k-anbazhagan-passes-away-at-97\|access-date=2020-06-19\|website=The Wire}}</ref>

	==Literary works==		==Literary works==
	He has sound knowledge of [[Tamil literature\|Tamil poetry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/anbazhagan-struck-a-balance-between-literature-and-politics/article31018446.ece \| title=Anbazhagan struck a balance between literature and politics \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=9 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2020/03/07011619/1218789/DMK-veteran-leader-K-Anbazhagan-passes-away.vpf \| title=DMK veteran leader K Anbazhagan passes away \| publisher=Daily Thanthi \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Some of his published works include:		Anbazhagan has sound knowledge of [[Tamil literature\|Tamil poetry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/anbazhagan-struck-a-balance-between-literature-and-politics/article31018446.ece \| title=Anbazhagan struck a balance between literature and politics \| publisher=The Hindu \| work=B Kolappan \| date=9 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2020/03/07011619/1218789/DMK-veteran-leader-K-Anbazhagan-passes-away.vpf \| title=DMK veteran leader K Anbazhagan passes away \| publisher=Daily Thanthi \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Some of his published works include:
	*''Urimai vaazhvu''		*''Urimai vaazhvu''
	*''Viduthalaik kavignar''		*''Viduthalaik kavignar''
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	[[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]]		[[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]]
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	'''Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan''' (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a long-standing leader of the [[Dravidian movement]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/end-of-an-era-k-anbazhagans-demise-leaves-vacuum-in-dravidian-politics-2113607.html \| title=End of an era: K Anbazhagan's demise leaves vacuum in Dravidian politics \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> and was the [[General Secretary]] of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party for nine terms. He has held several cabinet ministerial portfolios in the Tamil Nadu government under [[M. Karunanidhi]] including Finance, Education and Health and Social Welfare. He was elected as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] on nine occasions. He was earlier elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India\|India's Parliament]] from [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Tiruchengode]] and was also a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. He was popularly referred to as ''Perasiriyar'' (Professor), though he was a Lecturer in Tamil in [[Pachaiyappa's College]] before resigning to contest elections in 1957.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-dies-at-97-in-chennai-2191313 \| title=DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan Dies At 97 In Chennai \| publisher=NDTV \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>		'''Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan''' (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a long-standing leader of the [[Dravidian movement]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/07/end-of-an-era-k-anbazhagans-demise-leaves-vacuum-in-dravidian-politics-2113607.html \| title=End of an era: K Anbazhagan's demise leaves vacuum in Dravidian politics \| publisher=New Indian Express \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> and was the [[General Secretary]] of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party for nine terms. He has held several cabinet ministerial portfolios in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu\|Tamil Nadu government]] under [[M. Karunanidhi]] including Finance, Education and Health and Social Welfare. He was elected as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] on nine occasions. He was earlier elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India\|India's Parliament]] from [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Tiruchengode]] and was also a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. He was popularly referred to as ''Perasiriyar'' (Professor), though he was a Lecturer in Tamil in [[Pachaiyappa's College]] before resigning to contest elections in 1957.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/dmk-general-secretary-k-anbazhagan-dies-at-97-in-chennai-2191313 \| title=DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan Dies At 97 In Chennai \| publisher=NDTV \| date=7 March 2020 \| access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

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'''Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan''' (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1962 to 1967. He was born in [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore District]], [[British India]].

He was the [[General Secretary]] of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) from 1977 until his death. He was elected as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from 1957 to 1962, 1971 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2011. He also was finance minister and education minister of Tamil Nadu under the governments of [[M. Karunanidhi]].

Anbazhagan died on 7 March 2020 of [[multiple organ failure]] at a hospital in [[Chennai]] at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-general-secretary-anbazhagan-no-more/article31004456.ece |title=DMK general secretary Anbazhagan no more |publisher=The Hindu |date= |accessdate=2020-03-07}}</ref>

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