| P U Shanmugam | |
| Office: | 3rd General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Term Start: | 11 June 1980 |
| Term End: | 13 March 1985 |
| Predecessor: | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan |
| Successor: | S. Raghavanandam |
| Office2: | Convenor of DMK High Level Working Committee |
| Term Start2: | 1989 |
| Term End2: | 2007 |
| Predecessor2: | position established |
| Successor2: | P. V. Kalyanasundaram K. Ponmudy |
| Office3: | Organizing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Term Start3: | 1972 |
| Term End3: | 1977 |
| Predecessor3: | N. V. Natarajan |
| Successor3: | Neela Narayanan |
| Office4: | Minister for Health, Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Term Start4: | 22 October 1986 |
| Term End4: | 30 January 1988 |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| Predecessor4: | H. V. Hande |
| Successor4: | K. Ponmudy |
| Office5: | Minister of Local Administration, Tamil Nadu |
| Term Start5: | 18 March 1985 |
| Term End5: | 21 October 1986 |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Predecessor5: | R. Soundararajan |
| Successor5: | K. A. Krishnaswamy |
| Office6: | Minister of Public Works, Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Term Start6: | 1971 |
| Term End6: | 1976 |
| 1Blankname6: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata6: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Predecessor6: | S. J. Sadiq Pasha |
| Successor6: | Panruti S. Ramachandran |
| Office7: | Minister for Commercial Taxes, Tamil Nadu |
| Term Start7: | 1969 |
| Term End7: | 1973 |
| 1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata7: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Predecessor7: | K. A. Mathiazhagan |
| Successor7: | S. J. Sadiq Pasha |
| Office8: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start8: | 1984 |
| Term End8: | 1988 |
| 1Blankname8: | Political Party |
| 1Namedata8: | AIADMK |
| Predecessor8: | A. Chinnadurai |
| Successor8: | R. Panchatcharam |
| Constituency8: | Melmalayanur |
| Term Start9: | 1971 |
| Term End9: | 1980 |
| 1Blankname9: | Political Party |
| 1Namedata9: | DMK |
| Predecessor9: | D. Vijayaraj |
| Successor9: | K. Narayanasamy |
| Constituency9: | Tiruvannamalai |
| Term Start10: | 1963 |
| Term End10: | 1967 |
| 1Blankname10: | Political Party |
| 1Namedata10: | DMK |
| Predecessor10: | P. Palani Pillai |
| Successor10: | D. Vijayaraj |
| Constituency10: | Tiruvannamalai |
| Term Start11: | 1957 |
| Term End11: | 1962 |
| 1Blankname11: | Political Party |
| 1Namedata11: | Independent |
| Predecessor11: | Ramachandra Reddiar |
| Successor11: | P. Palani Pillai |
| Constituency11: | Tiruvannamalai |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Tiruvannamalai, Madras Presidency, British India ( |
| Residence: | Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Death Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Death Cause: | Parkinson's disease |
P U Shanmugam, affectionately called as Paa Vuu Saa (15 August 1924 - 11 April 2007) was an Indian politician and former minister of Tamil Nadu for Internal affairs, former minister of Public works, former minister of public health and various other portfolios on various tenures. The Dravidian veteran also worked as the Organisation Secretary of DMK and the 3rd General Secretary of AIADMK. He defeated the Indian National Congress candidate in Tiruvannamalai Assembly constituency by-election in 1963 on DMK ticket.
P U Shanmugam was born in a Tuluva Vellala Mudaliar family of Tiruvannamalai in 1924. He was SSLC educated at Municipal High School in Tiruvannamalai.[1] [2] [3]
He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvannamalai constituency as an Independent candidate in 1957 election, as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1971, and 1977 elections.[4] [5] [6] He lost to Congress candidate in 1980 election from Tiruvannamalai constituency as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Candidate.[7] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly respresenting All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1984 election. He also contested from Melmalayanur constituency and lost in 1989 election as a candidate of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Janaki faction. In 1989, He joined DMK and served as the Convenor of DMK Party High Level Working Committee till his death in 2007.[8]