J. Anbazhagan

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
RelationsJ. Karunanithi (younger brother)
ParentJayaraman(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

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

As producer
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. ^ "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 (10 June 2020). "J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai". 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 Tamil). 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.


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