Veteran AIADMK leader Aranganayagam no more Updated: Updated: 10+2 mode was introduced when he was Education Minister Share Article 10+2 mode was introduced when he was Education Minister AIADMK’s veteran leader C. Aranganayagam, who played a key role as Education Minister in launching reforms in the field of education in the 1970s and 1980s, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Thursday after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. His son-in-law and BJP’s State vice-president M.N. Raja said the former Minister, who turned 89 on Sunday, was suffering from diabetes. Starting his career as a school teacher, he branched off into law and was one of those who played a role in the formation of the Coimbatore Bar Association, Mr. Raja recalled.