Jayaraman Anbazhagan (10 June 1958 – 10 June 2020) was an Indian politician and a 3 times MLA (2001, 2011 & 2016), a Member of the

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from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in

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from 2011 to 2020. As a representative of the

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party, he was previously elected to the Theagaraya Nagar Constituency in

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elections, and was also defeated in the year 2006 election.

Biography

He was elected in the elections of 2011 and was re-elected from the same Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in

in the elections of 2016. A diehard party loyalist, Anbazhagan was also bold and was often referred to as the second

Veerapandy S. Arumugam Veerapandi S Arumugam (26 January 1937 – 23 November 2012) was a Tamil Nadu politician. He was born to Solai Goundar in Poolavari, Salem. He died on 23 November 2012 in Chennai due to illness. Political career Arumugam first became a ...

(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

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on his 62nd birthday on 10 June 2020, in

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during the

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, making him the first legislator in

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to have died from the virus.

Filmography

;As producer *''

Aadhi Baghavan ''Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan'' () previously known as ''Aadhi Bhagavan'', is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Ameer. Produced by DMK politician J. Anbazhagan, the film stars Jayam Ravi in the titular dual role alo ...

'' (2013) ;As distributor *''

Yaaruda Mahesh ''Yaaruda Mahesh'' () is a 2013 Tamil-language adult comedy film directed by R. Madhan Kumar, starring Sundeep Kishan and Dimple Chopade. The film was shot around Chennai and Kerala. It was produced by Red Studios and Colour Frames. Its soundt ...

'' (2013)

References

1958 births 2020 deaths People from Chennai district Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016 Tamil film producers Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006 Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Tamil Nadu politicians {{DMK-politician-stub