Chennai Dec 19 PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday renamed the integrated complex of the Finance department here after late DMK veteran K Anbhazhagan marking the former ministers birth centenaryA bust of the Dravidian leader was also unveiled by Stalin inside the premises of the integrated complex renamed as Perasiriyar K Anbhazhagan Maligai at Nandanam hereAnbhazhagans family members and DMK leaders were present on the occasion A close confidante of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi Anbhazhagan has penned over 40 books on numerous topicsStalin Ministers Durai Murugan E V Velu Thangam Thennarasu K N Nehru K Ponmudy paid floral tributes to the statue of Anbhazhagan during the ceremony a press release said Meanwhile the main opposition in the state assembly AIADMK criticised the move to rename the Amma complex saying it was the height of political vendetta by the DMKChief Minister Stalin should drop the plan to rename Amma Maligai When a new building was constructed by the DMK government it may consider naming it after him Professor K Anbhazhagan AIADMK party coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator and former Chief Minister K Palaniswami said in a statementRecalling that the integrated complex of Finance was renamed as Amma complex during the AIADMK regime the top leaders said they have no objection to erection of a statue of professor K Anbhazhagan inside itBut renaming a complex was against the Tamil culture Amma J Jayalalithaa not only served as the Chief Minister but was considered as a national leader they saidThe only reason for renaming the complex was out of political vendetta and we strongly oppose the move they said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Dec 18 PTI The DMK government has planned to celebrate the birth centenary of party leader and former state minister K Anbazhagan in a grand manner Chief Minister M K Stalin will rename the Integrated Complex for Finance Department at Nandanam here after the leader who has been closely associated with the Dravidian stalwart and late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi Apart from renaming the complex the Chief Minister will unveil the former ministers statue on the campus on Sunday an official release here said on Saturday Popularly known as Perasiriyar professor Anbazhagan a trusted friend of Karunanidhi passed away at the age of 98 in Chennai in March last year He was born in Kattoor village in Tiruvarur district on December 19 1922 Despite his involvement in politics Anbazhagan never withdrew himself from writing and wrote over 40 books on numerous topics since 1948 His family will be honoured for nationalising his books the release saidPTI JSP BN BN

Chennai The Tamilnadu Assembly on Monday felicitated senior DMK leader and Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan for his 50 years of legislative service with leaders cutting across party lines greeting himChief Minister M K Stalin heaped praises on Duriamurugan and said he has been guiding him in the absence of his father and late DMK president former CM M Karunanidhi and the late K Anbazhagan another party veteranAIADMK Deputy leader O Panneerselvam BJPs Nainar Nagendran and other members including from the Congress feted the DMK leader who has been elected to the House 10 times since 1971 eight of them being from Katpadi constituency in Vellore districtThe Chief Minister hailing Duraimurugans acumen noted he knows all details regarding the Cauvery river water agreements even the one dating back to 1925He can make an audience laugh or cry with aplomb the CM said about the Leader of the House