Chennai: Senior leader of the AIADMK and former MLA of Peranamallur constituency, AKS Anbalagan passed away on Monday.
He was admitted to a private hospital as he was suffering from a severe illness and he breathed his last on Monday.
AKS Anbalagan won from Peranamallur Assembly constituency in 2001 defeating the Makkal Tamil Desiya Katchi candidate, B Bose by a margin of 8,359 votes.
However, in the 2006 Assembly elections he lost to G Ediroli Maran of the PMK by a margin of 6,688 votes.
AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami, condoled the passing away of the leader.
–IANS