Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) General Secretary for 43 years, K Anbazhagan, passed away in Chennai on Saturday at the age of 97 after a prolonged illness. Anbazhagan served as the DMK General Secretary for nine consecutive terms from 1977. Notably, he was also a nine-time MLA, one-time Lok Sabha member and former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu.