Veerappen Veerathan

Veerappen Veerathan
வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான்
Veerappen Veerathan; வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான்
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Seberang Selatan
	In office; 1959–1964
Parliamentary group	Socialist Front
	In office; 1969–1974
Parliamentary group	GERAKAN
Personal details
Party	Labour Party of Malaya (1957-1968) GERAKAN (1968-1972); PEKEMAS (1972-);

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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).