Veteran DMK leader K Anbazhagan passed away here on Saturday due to age-related ailments, the party confirmed.
Anbazhagan (97), the senior-most DMK leader and a close friend of late M Karunanidhi, was not doing well due to age-related ailments and was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals on February 24, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M K Stalin said.
A nine-time MLA, Anbazhagan was the party’s general secretary for 43 years and was finance minister and minister of public welfare of the state. He was currently out of politics due to his health.
Stalin informed that Anbazhagan passed away at 1 am due to his health ailment. He also ordered that the party flag will be flying half-mast for a week and other programmes have been postponed for a month.
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