U Sagayam IAS Officer and The Unsung Hero

U Sagayam is an amazing IAS officer for whom what is right is acceptable and no excuse for wrong-doer. He had earned lots of blessings and respect as he is such an officer who has never taken any bribe. This Madurai collector has received 18 transfers in just 20 years. He is a modest man with the decent house and a bank balance.
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One day on the busy main road of Madhurai he saw a young man talking on a cellphone while he was riding a bike. U Sagayam told his driver to flip the man down. He then got down from his car and instantly punished him. He is an officer who has planted 10 saplings within 24 hours. The way he deals with the matter and give justice is somewhat unlawful but not deterrent or barbaric. It is the style of his work. There is board hanging above Sagayam’s chair in his modest office which says ‘Lanjam Thavirtthu, Nenjam Namartthu’ (Reject bribes, hold your head high).
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U Sagayam is so particular about his rule that even politicians umbrageous of him, this is the reason why he had 18 transfers in just 20 years. Because of his this nature he had for both in his superior ranks and those who were subordinate to him. Commenting upon his this true nature, he said that he knows that he sit under a very dangerous slogan and likely alienate people. Standing against corruption is not a season which will fade away after few time neither it a furor. Its is moral and nature which will remain in him forever.This is how he was from day 1 of his office and till date. When he was district collector of Namakkal he himself announced his assets: which included a bank balance of Rs 7,172 and a house in Madurai worth Rs 9 lakh.
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There was the time when he didn’t even had 5, OOO Rs in his bank balance for admitting his daughter Yalini who had breathing problems. At the same time, U Sagayam was deputy Commissioner of excise in Coimbatore. There was 650 liquor license which were to be given out. At that time, the height of bribe was Rs 10,000 for an each-each liquor license.
The minute he came to Madurai and took charge of his office he started cleaning Madurai. The whole system there was well greased with bribe called as haftas which were given to local politicians and policemen. The main bus terminus at Mattuthavani looked more like a bazaar, with shops all over the bus shelters and no waiting for a place for passengers. Their funny scene there was that even a police outpost had been turned into a shop.
Without wasting any time, Sagayam rapidly went through the rule-book, cited the relevant clauses and cleaned up the whole area. It was like magic. According to U Sagayam, a violation is a violation rather it be done by poor or a rich. But he had another plan ready in his mind in order to help the poor for their rehabilitation.
One of his fans was Nageshwaran, a taxi-driver says, that “He’s strict and hasn’t taken even ten paise in bribe during his career. He’s like the upright collectors they show in some films, a real hero with integrity.” Sagayam’s masters degrees in social work and law come in useful in his role as an administrator.