Durai Murugan (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian politician and lawyer.

He is the Minister for Water Resources under the government of M. K. Stalin since 2021.

He graduated in MA and BL and is an advocate by profession.

After the 2006 assembly elections, Durai Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.

[citation needed][2] He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.