Veerappen Veerathan
Veerappen Veerathan வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான் | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for South Seberang Perai | |
| In office 1959–1964 | |
| Parliamentary group | Socialist Front |
| In office 1969–1974 | |
| Parliamentary group | GERAKAN |
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Veerappen Veerathan (Tamil: வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான்; known as V. Veerappen) was a Malaysian lawyer and left-wing politician. A two-term MP first elected under the Labour Party of Malaya, he was known for founding the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) together with Dr. Lim Chong Eu, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon and Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas. In 1972, he left Gerakan and founded the new party Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS).