Veerapandy S. Arumugam

Veerapandy S. Arumugam

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  • Name:
  • Veerapandy S. Arumugam
  • Other Name:
  • S. Arumugam
  • Born:
  • January 26, 1937
  • Died:
  • November 23, 2012
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Salem
  • Father:
  • Solai Gounder
  • Spouse:
  • Leela, Ranganayaki

Veerapandy S. Arumugam Biography

Veerapandi S Arumugam was an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He belonged to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

 

He was born on 26th January 1937 in Poolavari in Salem district in Tamil Nadu. He was born to Solai Gounder and his second wife. He was married twice and has two wives namely Leela and Ranganayaki and two sons and a daughter. He was a member of DMK from 1957 and served as the President of the Poolavari Panchayat Board from 1958 to 1976. From 1970 to 1976, he served as the Chairman of Veerapandi Panchayat Union.

 

He served as an MLA six times from 1962 to 1967, 1967 to 1971, 1971 to 1976, 1989 to 1991, 1996 to 2001 and 2006 to 2011. He also served as the member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council from 1978 to 1984. He also served as the minister of agriculture and the minister of rural development and local administration.

 

He was first elected to the Veerapandi constituency in 1962 and since then he was known as Veerapandi Arumugam. When DMK came to power in 1989 after 13 years, he became the minister for the first time. Until his death, he held the position of the DMK secretary of Salem District.

 

He lost in the 2011 Assembly elections in which his niece P. Vijayalakshmi nominated by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Sankari constituency. When AIADMK came to power in 2011, several cases were booked on him related to land grabbing and was arrested. He spent four months in Vellore Jail under the Goondas Act and was released in October 2012.

 

He suffered due to respiratory problems and was admitted in Ramachandra hospital in Chennai on 17th November 2012 and died on 23th November 2012.

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Updated: November 23, 2012

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