J. Anbazhagan

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 2011-2020.

J. Anbazhagan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2020
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Succeeded byVacant
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
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

As a representative of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the Theagaraya Nagar Constituency in 2001 elections,[2] and was also defeated in the year 2006 election.

Biography

He was elected in the elections of 2011[3] and was re-elected from the same Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai District in the elections of 2016.[4]

Anbazhagan died on 10 June 2020 in Rela Institute & Medical Centre in Chromepet, Chennai due to COVID-19,[5][6] making him the first legislator in India to have died from the disease.[7]

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.

Filmography
As producer
  • Aadhi Baghavan (2013)
As distributor

References
  1. "J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai". The Times of India. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழந்த திமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ ஜெ.அன்பழகன்... கண்ணீர் விட்டு கலங்கிய மு.க.ஸ்டாலின்..!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. "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.


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