| Veerapandi S. Arumugam | |
| Birth Name: | Veerapandi Solai Aarumugam |
| Birth Place: | Poolavari, Salem district, Tamil Nadu |
| Death Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation: | politician |
| Office: | Member of the Madras State Assembly and Tamil Nadu State Assembly |
| Predecessor: | M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar |
| Successor: | P. Venga Gounder |
| Constituency: | Veerapandi |
| Term: | 1962 - 1977 |
| Term1: | 1996 - 2001 |
| Predecessor1: | K. Arjunan |
| Successor1: | K. Arjunan |
| Constituency1: | Veerapandi |
| Term2: | 1989 - 1991 |
| Predecessor2: | Arumugam |
| Successor2: | M. Natesan |
| Constituency2: | Salem – II |
| Term3: | 2006 - 2011 |
| Predecessor3: | M. Karthe |
| Successor3: | constituency abolished |
| Constituency3: | Salem – II |
| Office15: | Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council |
| Term Start15: | 1978 |
| Term End15: | 1984 |
| Constituency15: | Elected by MLAs |
Veerapandi S Arumugam (26 January 1937 – 23 November 2012) was a Tamil Nadu politician. He was born to Solai Goundar in Poolavari, Salem.[1]
He died on 23 November 2012 in Chennai due to illness.[2] [3]
Arumugam first became a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam member in 1957.[4] [3] 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.
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 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly five times. Arumugam was among the few non-founding leaders in the DMK, who enjoyed unquestioned respect and stature.[5] He also served as the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration and the Minister for Agriculture.[2]