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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> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||