J. Anbazhagan | |
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Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2011–2020 | |
Preceded by | M. Karunanidhi |
Succeeded by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
Constituency | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | A. Chellakumar |
Succeeded by | V. P. Kalairajan |
Constituency | Theagaraya Nagar |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1958 |
Died | 10 June 2020[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 62)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Relations | J. Karunanithi (younger brother) |
Parent | 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.
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]
J. Anbazhagan | |
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Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2011–2020 | |
Preceded by | M. Karunanidhi |
Succeeded by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
Constituency | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | A. Chellakumar |
Succeeded by | V. P. Kalairajan |
Constituency | Theagaraya Nagar |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1958 |
Died | 10 June 2020[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 62)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Relations | J. Karunanithi (younger brother) |
Parent | 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.
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]