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{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Veerapandi S. Aarumugam<br />
|image = Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam.png<br />
|caption = Arumugam at a function in Salem to mark 50 years of public life<br />
|birth_name = Veerapandi Solai Aarumugam<br />
|birth_place = Poolavari, Salem district, Tamil Nadu<br />
|birth_date = {{birth-date|26 January 1937}}<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|11|23|1937|1|26}}<br />
|death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu<br />
|occupation = politician<br />
}}<br />
'''Veerapandi S Arumugam''' (26 January 1937&nbsp;– 23 November 2012) was a [[Tamil Nadu]] politician. He was born to Solai Goundar in Poolavari, [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/tamilnadu2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=518 | title=Tamil Nadu - Veerapandi S Arumugam | publisher=Myneta | access-date=21 September 2020 }}</ref><br />
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He died on 23 November 2012 in [[Chennai]] due to illness.<ref name=hindu2012>{{cite web|author=T. Ramakrishnan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/former-dmk-minister-veerapandi-arumugam-passes-away/article4126230.ece?homepage=true |title=States / Tamil Nadu : Veerapandi Arumugam dies |work=The Hindu|access-date=2012-11-24}}</ref><ref name=ibnlivenov2012>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/karunanidhi-mourns-arumugam-s-death_812386.html|title=Karunanidhi mourns Arumugam's death |access-date=23 November 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Arumugam first became a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] member in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-nadu-dmk-leader-arumugam-dead/307010-62-128.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128205801/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-nadu-dmk-leader-arumugam-dead/307010-62-128.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 November 2012 |title=Tamil Nadu: DMK leader Arumugam dead- IBN Tamil Nadu- IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=27 February 2012 |access-date=24 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name = ibnlivenov2012/> He has for decades been the face of the DMK in the Salem region. He held the Veerapandi Assembly seat with a vise-like grip, suffering his biggest loss there in the last election he contested.<br />
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In his early age he was inspired by the writings and speeches of the late Chief Minister and DMK founder [[C. N. Annadurai]] and party chief M Karunanidhi, Arumugam plunged into politics when he was 14. He was elected to the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] five times. Arumugam was among the few non-founding leaders in the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]], who enjoyed unquestioned respect and stature, holding the key to a section of the voters of the [[Vanniyar]] community, to which he belonged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1352340.ece |title=Arumugam was DMK’s Vanniyar face |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=24 November 2012}}</ref> He also served as the Minister for [[Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Tamil Nadu)|Rural Development and Local Administration]] and the Minister for [[Department of Agriculture (Tamil Nadu)|Agriculture]].<ref name=hindu2012/><br />
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[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Nadu ministers]]<br />
[[Category:1937 births]]<br />
[[Category:People from Salem district]]<br />
[[Category:2012 deaths]]<br />
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