Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan is the former finance minister of Tamil Nadu. He was re-elected as the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 eighth time in a row. He has been elected to be a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly nine times

Early life

He was born in Kattoor near Thiruvarur, Thiruvarur District on 19-12-1922 as Ramaiah to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal in a Hindu Mudaliar

Mudaliar

Mudaliar also Mudali, Moodley is a title used in Tamil diaspora. It is derived from the honorary title Mudali meaning a person of first rank in the Tamil language which was bestowed upon top-ranking bureaucratic officials and army commanders in medieval South India...

 family. He had finished his schooling in the Municipal High School, Mayiladuthurai

Mayiladuthurai

Mayiladuthurai , formerly known by its Sanskrit names Māyavaram and Mayūram is a town in the Nagapattinam District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mayiladuthurai taluk of Nagapattinam district and is the second-largest town in the district...

. He had obtained his M.A (Tamil) Degree from Annamalai University

Annamalai University

Annamalai University is a Public University located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The university offers courses of higher education in arts, sciences and engineering.The university also provides around 380 courses under distance mode...

. Pachaiyappa's College

Pachaiyappa's College

Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The college was established as Pachaiyappa's Central Institution at Popham's Broadway on January 1, 1842, from money given in Pachaiyappa Mudaliar's will. It was the first Hindu...

Political career

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

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 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

Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)

Park Town is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Chennai. Park Town assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central parliamentary constituency till 2008.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

 in the year 1984 putting forward the Tamil Eelam issue. He has been serving as a General secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

from 1977.He is a close aide of DMK president Karunanidhi and his family.

Literary works

He has sound knowledge of Tamil Poetry and has greater Tamil interest. Some of his popular literary works include:

• Urimai vaazhvu
• Viduthalaik kavignar
• Pesum kalai valarpom
• Thamizh kadal
• Alai osai
• Thamizhar thirumanamum inamaanamum