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| name = A. C. Shanmugam<br />
| image = A. C. Shanmugam.jpg<br />
| caption = A. C. Shanmugam giving a speech<br />
| office = [[Member of parliament]] for [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]] (Lok Sabha constituency)<br />
| termstart = 1984<br />
| termend = 1989<br />
| office1 = [[Organizational founder|Founder]] & [[Chancellor]] of [[Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute]]<br />
| termstart1 = 1991<br />
| office2 = [[Organizational founder|Founder]] and [[leader]] of [[Puthiya Needhi Katchi]]<br />
| termstart2 = 2001<br />
| primeminister = Rajiv Gandhi<br />
| predecessor = A.K.A. Abdul Samad<br />
| successor = A.K.A. Abdul Samad<br />
| birth_place = [[Arani, Tiruvannamalai District|Arani]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Leader of [[Puthiya Needhi Katchi]] (New Justice Party)<br />
| office4 = Founder & Chancellor of [[Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute]] and ACS Group of Institutions<br />
| children = A.C.S. Arun Kumar <br />
}}<br />
'''A. C. Shanmugam''' is the founder and president of the [[Puthiya Needhi Katchi|New Justice Party]], a political party of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/aiadmk-announces-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls/article28305091.ece|title=AIADMK announces candidates for Rajya Sabha polls|date=6 July 2019|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref><ref name=Vasudevan2019>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kamal-haasan-makkal-needhi-maiam-vellore-polls-elections-1570930-2019-07-18|title=Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam to not contest Vellore polls|last=Vasudevan|first=Lokpria|date=18 July 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=Wyatt2002>{{cite journal | title=New Alignments in South Indian politics: The 2001 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu| author=A. K. J. Wyatt| journal=Asian Survey| year=2002| volume=42|issue=5| pages=743–744| doi=10.1525/as.2002.42.5.733 |jstor=3038896| url=http://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/files/3022152/asian%20survey%20article.pdf| hdl=1983/1811| hdl-access=free}}</ref><br />
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A C Shanmugam was born in a Tuluva Vellala (Agamudaya Mudaliar) family. He began his political career as an [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) politician,<ref name=Sivakumar2019>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jul/26/vellore-different-from-rest-of-tamil-nadu-2009452.html|title='Vellore different from rest of Tamil Nadu'|last=Sivakumar|first=R|date=26 July 2019|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> when in 1984, he won the Parliament Election with 52.93% of votes for AIADMK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/vellore-lok-sabha#1984|title=Vellore Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency|website=resultuniversity.com|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> Subsequently, he held the posts of [[Member of Parliament|MP]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], before founding the New Justice Party. In 2014, as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate, he came runner-up when he contested elections in [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore Lok Sabha]]. Later, he returned to AIADMK.<ref name=Sivakumar2019/><ref name=Hariss|2005>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0L6RAgAAQBAJ&dq=A.+C.+Shanmugam+%E2%80%8Ecaste&pg=PA103|title=Decentring the Indian Nation|last=Hariss|first=John|date=2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=07146-5387X|editor-last=Wyatt|editor-first=Andrew|pages=103|chapter=Whatever happened to cultural nationalism in Tamil Nadu? A reading of current events and the recent literature on Tamil politics|language=en|editor2-last=Zavos|editor2-first=John}}</ref><br />
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He stood from the [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]] Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 on a Pudhiya Needhi Katchi ticket. He is also the founder and chancellor of [[Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute]], Rajarajeswari Group of Institutions, and ACS group of institutions in [[Arani, Tiruvannamalai|Arani]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Demu |first1=Blessey |title=Honorary Fellowship for A C Shanmugam |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/honorary-fellowship-for-a-c-shanmugam-513926.html |website=news18.com |publisher=News18 |access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref> He works for the upliftment of [[Mudaliyar]]s. He is ardent fan of [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. [[Er. A.C.S. Arunkumar]], son of Dr. Shanmugam is the youngest Pro Chancellor of the Deemed University. Life Member - Indian Society for Technical Education<br />
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==Needhi Katchi==<br />
'''Needhi Katchi''', formerly '''Puthiya Needhi Katchi''' ([[translation]]: ''New Justice Party''), is a [[political party]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], headed by A.C. Shanmugam, a former [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] member. The party was started just before the [[2001 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|2001 Tamil Nadu assembly election]]. The leader of the party claims to represent [[Mudaliar]]s and Pillaimars castes significantly present from all over Tamilnadu. In September 2009, the party renamed itself as '''Needhi Katchi''' by dropping the ''pudhiya'' (lit. new) prefix.<ref name="ie1">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Puthiya+Needhi+Katchi+gets+a+makeover&artid=q|title=Puthiya Needhi Katchi gets a makeover|date=7 September 2009|work=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=31 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512012425/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Puthiya+Needhi+Katchi+gets+a+makeover&artid=q|archive-date=12 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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As of 2022, the party is still led by A. C. Shanmugam, and continues to ally with larger parties.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daily |first1=Keralakaumudi |title=Rajinikanth to announce party soon, aim to evict a single party from TN |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=241344&u=rajinikanth-to-announce-party-soon-aim-to-evict-a-single-party-from-tn |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=8 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040501131137/http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/18/stories/2004011809730400.htm The Hindu - Floral tributes paid to MGR]<br />
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