C. Aranganayagam

C. Aranganayagam (16 January 1931[1] – 29 April 2021) was an Indian politician. He was elected a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly four times, twice from the Thondamuthur constituency and twice from the Coimbatore West constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He also served as a Minister of Education in the sixth assembly.[2][3] Later he joined DMK and quit in 2014 before the Lok Sabha election. He also served as an education minister in the Jayalalitha cabinet for the 1991–96 period. He was one of the supporters of Jayalalitha after MGR's death in 1987.[4]

C. Aranganayagam
Born16 January 1931
DiedApril 29, 2021(2021-04-29) (aged 90)
Occupationpolitician

He was convicted on 17 April 2017 and sentenced to three years for amassing wealth in disproportionate case. [5]

He died on 29 April 2021.

References
  1. Aranganayagam, C. (1983). "Non-alignment and Soviet Union".
  2. "AIADMK organises protest against petrol, diesel price hike". The Hindu. 3 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012.
  3. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly-Sixth Assembly - Fifth session (26 October 1979 to 10 November 1979)
  4. "Chennai: Former AIADMK minister C Aranganayagam dies aged 90". V Mayilvaganan. The Times of India. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. "Former Tamil Nadu minister Arangayanagam sentenced for three years in assets case". The New Indian Express. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2021.


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