U. Sagayam
| Ubagarampillai Sagayam | |
|---|---|
| Native name | உபகாரம்பிள்ளை சகாயம் |
| Born |
3 July 1962 Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality |
 Indian
|
| Occupation | IAS Officer |
Ubagarampillai Sagayam (Tamil: உபகாரம்பிள்ளை சகாயம்), usually referred to as U. Sagayam, is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, noted for his anti-corruption activities.
Sagayam, whose office door bears a sign reading "Reject bribes, hold your head high" (in Tamil, Lanjam thavirtthu,nenjam nimirtthu; லஞ்சம் தவிர்த்து நெஞ்சம் நிமிர்த்து), has repeatedly antagonized influential politicians and their supporters in Tamil Nadu. In 2011, he was appointed to oversee state elections in the Madurai district; his strict enforcement of the laws against vote-buying played a role in the change of state government. Beginning in 2012, his investigation of complaints of illegal granite-mining in the Madurai area led to charges against a number of politicians and businesses, including a mining company founded by a scion of one of Madurai's most influential political families.
Sagayam's efforts to eliminate corruption have led to his reportedly being transferred for 25 times in the first 27 years of his career. They have also won him a reputation for probity; in the words of a DNA correspondent, "[T]he common man's collector has become the hero of the local folklore".
Sagayam is the youngest of five sons of a farmer from Perunchunai village, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. He attended a Tamil-medium panchayat elementary school and then a Government Higher secondary school at Ellaippatti. He eventually received master's degrees in social work and in law.
Sagayam joined the Central Secretariat Service in 1989 after qualifying through the Civil Services Examination. After getting inducted, training and then after working for 7 months in New Delhi, Sagayam voluntary resigned from the Central Secretariat Service. He later took the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission exams and was a appointed in the Tamil Nadu State Civil Service. After attaining seniority in the service, he was promoted to the Indian Administrative Service.
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