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'''Jayaraman Anbazhagan''' (10 June 1958 – 10 June 2020) was an Indian politician and a 3 times MLA (2001, 2011 & 2016), a Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency]] in [[Chennai District]] from 2011-2020. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/j-anbazhagan-dmk-loses-its-bold-loyalist-who-never-compromised/articleshow/76317564.cms | title=J Anbazhagan: DMK loses its bold loyalist, who never compromised | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=D Govardan | date=11 June 2020 | access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
'''Jayaraman Anbazhagan''' (10 June 1958 – 10 June 2020) was an Indian politician and a 3 times MLA (2001, 2011 & 2016), a Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency]] in [[Chennai District]] from 2011 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/j-anbazhagan-dmk-loses-its-bold-loyalist-who-never-compromised/articleshow/76317564.cms | title=J Anbazhagan: DMK loses its bold loyalist, who never compromised | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=D Govardan | date=11 June 2020 | access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>


As a representative of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he was previously elected to the [[Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Theagaraya Nagar Constituency]] in [[2001 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|2001]] elections,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and was also defeated in the year 2006 election.
As a representative of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he was previously elected to the [[Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Theagaraya Nagar Constituency]] in [[2001 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|2001]] elections,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and was also defeated in the year 2006 election.


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was elected in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2011]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref> and was re-elected from the same [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency]] in [[Chennai District]] in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>  
He was elected in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2011]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref> and was re-elected from the same [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency]] in [[Chennai District]] in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>


Anbazhagan died on his 62nd birthday on 10 June 2020 in [[Rela Institute & Medical Centre]] in [[Chromepet]], [[Chennai]] due to [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Narayan|first1=Pushpa|last2=Govardan|first2=D.|last3=B.|first3=Sivakumar|title=J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/j-anbazhagan-dmk-mla-dies-of-covid-19-in-chennai/articleshow/76294406.cms|access-date=2020-06-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழந்த திமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ ஜெ.அன்பழகன்... கண்ணீர் விட்டு கலங்கிய மு.க.ஸ்டாலின்..!|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/politics/corona-affect-dmk-mla-j-anbazhagan-dead-qbowtw|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=ta}}</ref> making him the first legislator in [[India]] to have died from the disease.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jun/10/rip-j-anbazhagan-an-outspoken-leader-who-fought-against-the-sale-of-gutka-in-tamil-nadu-2154787.html | title=RIP J Anbazhagan: An outspoken leader who fought against the sale of gutka in Tamil Nadu | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=10 June 2020 | access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>
A diehard party loyalist, Anbazhagan was also bold and was often referred to as the second [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] (a senior leader and former DMK minister from Salem who died a few years ago) within the DMK. A three time MLA - though he was a strong man, he could not become a Minister as he returned to the Assembly all the times when his party DMK was sitting in opposition.


A diehard party loyalist, Anbazhagan was also bold and was often referred to as the second [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] (a senior leader and former DMK minister from Salem who died a few years ago) within the DMK. A three time MLA - though he was a strong man, he could not become a Minister as he returned to the Assembly all the times when his party DMK was sitting in opposition.
Anbazhagan died from [[COVID-19]] on his 62nd birthday on 10 June 2020, in [[Rela Institute & Medical Centre]] in [[Chromepet]], [[Chennai]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Narayan|first1=Pushpa|last2=Govardan|first2=D.|last3=B.|first3=Sivakumar|title=J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/j-anbazhagan-dmk-mla-dies-of-covid-19-in-chennai/articleshow/76294406.cms|access-date=2020-06-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழந்த திமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ ஜெ.அன்பழகன்... கண்ணீர் விட்டு கலங்கிய மு.க.ஸ்டாலின்..!|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/politics/corona-affect-dmk-mla-j-anbazhagan-dead-qbowtw|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=ta}}</ref> making him the first legislator in [[India]] to have died from the virus.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jun/10/rip-j-anbazhagan-an-outspoken-leader-who-fought-against-the-sale-of-gutka-in-tamil-nadu-2154787.html | title=RIP J Anbazhagan: An outspoken leader who fought against the sale of gutka in Tamil Nadu | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=10 June 2020 | access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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J. Anbazhagan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2020
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Succeeded byUdhayanidhi Stalin
ConstituencyChepauk-Thiruvallikeni
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byA. Chellakumar
Succeeded byV. P. Kalairajan
ConstituencyTheagaraya Nagar
Personal details
Born(1958-06-10)10 June 1958
Died10 June 2020(2020-06-10) (aged 62)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Parent(s)Jayaraman(father)

Jayaraman Anbazhagan (10 June 1958 – 10 June 2020) was an Indian politician and a 3 times MLA (2001, 2011 & 2016), a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai District from 2011 to 2020.[2]

As a representative of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the Theagaraya Nagar Constituency in 2001 elections,[3] and was also defeated in the year 2006 election.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He was elected in the elections of 2011[4] and was re-elected from the same Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai District in the elections of 2016.[5]

A diehard party loyalist, Anbazhagan was also bold and was often referred to as the second Veerapandy S. Arumugam (a senior leader and former DMK minister from Salem who died a few years ago) within the DMK. A three time MLA - though he was a strong man, he could not become a Minister as he returned to the Assembly all the times when his party DMK was sitting in opposition.

Anbazhagan died from COVID-19 on his 62nd birthday on 10 June 2020, in Rela Institute & Medical Centre in Chromepet, Chennai during the COVID-19 pandemic in India,[6][7] making him the first legislator in India to have died from the virus.[8]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As producer
As distributor

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai". The Times of India. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "J Anbazhagan: DMK loses its bold loyalist, who never compromised". D Govardan. The Times of India. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Narayan, Pushpa; Govardan, D.; B., Sivakumar. "J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழந்த திமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ ஜெ.அன்பழகன்... கண்ணீர் விட்டு கலங்கிய மு.க.ஸ்டாலின்..!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "RIP J Anbazhagan: An outspoken leader who fought against the sale of gutka in Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.