| Professor Kalyanasundaranar Anbazhagan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Harbour, Chennai North |
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| Born | December 19, 1922 Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | DMK |
| Residence | Chennai, India |
Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan (Tamil: கே அன்பழகன்) is the former finance minister of Tamil Nadu. He was re-elected as the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam eighth time in a row. He has been elected to be a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly nine times
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He was born in Kattoor near Thiruvarur, Thiruvarur District on December 19, 1922, as Ramaiah to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal in a Hindu Mudaliar family. He had finished his schooling in the Municipal High School, Mayiladuthurai. He had obtained his M.A (Tamil) Degree from Annamalai University. Pachaiyappa's College
He was a member of the Tamil Nadu legislative council between 1962-1967. He is called perazhiriyar(professor in English), close confidant of the DMK founder C.N. Annadurai. He was a member of Lok Sabha between 1967-1971. In 1971 he served as Social Welfare minister of Tamil Nadu. He had given up his M.L.A position in Park Town in the year 1984 putting forward the Tamil Eelam issue. He has been serving as a General secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from 1977.He is a close aide of DMK president Karunanidhi and his family.
He has sound knowledge of Tamil Poetry and has greater Tamil interest. Some of his popular literary works include: