J. Anbazhagan

J. Anbazhagan
J. Anbazhagan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2011–2020
Preceded by	M. Karunanidhi
Succeeded by	Vacant
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 (aged 62); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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.

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

Yaaruda Mahesh (2013)

References

^ "J Anbazhagan, DMK MLA, dies of Covid-19 in Chennai". The Times of India. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "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.
^ "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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[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[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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