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.

Also Read | Weather Forecast: Cold Wave Conditions Likely Over Parts of UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Till December 21, Says IMD.

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.

Also Read | SSC Tentative Annual Calendar 2021-22 Released Online at ssc.nic.in; Know Details.

Apart from renaming the complex, the Chief Minister will unveil the former minister's 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 said.PTI JSP

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)