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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1933)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Indian name|Veeramani|Krishnasamy}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = President of [[Dravidar Kazhagam]]
| term_start = 1978
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Annai E. V. R. Maniammai]]
| name = K. Veeramani
| image = 078J8410.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1933|12|2}}<ref name=PMU>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pmu.edu/chandetails.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928130620/http://www.pmu.edu/chandetails.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Cuddalore]], [[South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)|South Arcot District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref name=PMU />
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = M.A., B.L.<ref name=PMU />
| occupation = [[Lawyer]] and social worker
| party = [[Dravidar Kazhagam]]
| otherparty = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]]
| spouse = Mohana<ref name=PMU />
| children = 4<ref name=PMU />
| website = {{url|veeramani.com}}
}}
'''Krishnasamy Veeramani''' (born 2 December 1933 in [[Cuddalore]]<ref name=PMU />) is an Indian [[politician]].

== Personal ==
Veeramani was born in [[Cuddalore]], [[South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)|South Arcot District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], his original name was Sarangapani. He had his primary education at Cuddalore and entered [[Annamalai University]] for higher education. He obtained his master's degree in [[economics]] in 1956 . He received his Bachelor of Law degree from [[Madras University]] in 1960.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

== Public life ==
K. Veeramani came into limelight when as a boy of just 10, he was allowed to address the gathering in the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] Salem conference in 1944. He was introduced as an activist by [[C. N. Annadurai|Annadurai]].<ref>
[http://www.tamilnation.org/hundredtamils/periyar.htm Periyar Life]</ref> Apart from the one year in which he practiced as a [[lawyer]] in Cuddalore, his career has been as a [[social worker]]. He began working with Periyar in 1956, and assisted Periyar in editing Viduthalai, the [[rationalist]] daily of Dravidar Kazhagam. In 1962, he was made the executive editor of Viduthalai and since 1978 has been the editor. On 16 March 1978, Maniyammai died. The Managing Committee of the Dravidar Kazhagam elected K. Veeramani as General Secretary of the Dravidar Kazhagam on 17 March 1978. He was active in the social campaigns and agitations launched by Periyar for support of ’socially discriminated people,’ and was incarcerated forty times for his activities. He was jailed under [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act|MISA]] for a year in 1976 for opposing [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]]. He was again jailed in 1978 for showing black flags against [[Indira Gandhi]] for imposing Emergency while in power. While he was in jail, his father, C. S. Krishnasamy, died.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/periyar_life/ |title=Profile of Veeramani |access-date=2010-11-11 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027041851/http://geocities.com/periyar_life/ |archive-date=27 October 2009 }}</ref>

== Awards ==
[[Alagappa University]] conferred the [[Doctor of Law]] on him ([[Honoris Causa]]) on 4 April 2003. Periyar International Inc., (USA) gives an annual award for outstanding contributions to Social Justice, which is named his honor. Mr. [[V. P. Singh]], former Prime Minister of India, was the first recipient of the award. K.Veeramani is an Honorary Associate of [[Rationalist International]].

'''Lifetime Achievement Award'''<ref>https://americanhumanist.org/</ref>

In recognition and praise of Dravidar Kazhagam President Asiriyar K.Veeramani's humanist services, the American Humanist Association conferred the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2019 at the International Conference held on 21 and 22 September 2019.

American Humanist Association, a group of self-less, service-oriented humanitarians, has been promoting the cause of humanism for the past 75 years striving tirelessly for social justice and the welfare of the people.

=== List of K. Veeramani Awardees for Social Justice ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Awardee !! Notes
|-
| 1996 || [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]] || Former [[Prime Minister]] of India
|-
| 1997 || Sitaram Kesari || Former President, Congress Party of India
|-
| 1998 || Chandarajit Yadav || Former Union Minister, India
|-
| 1999 || ||
|-
| 2000 || [[Mayawati]] || Former Chief Minister, Uttarpradesh, India
|-
| 2001 || ||
|-
| 2002 || ST Moorthy || Senior Periyarist, Singapore
|-
| 2003 || [[G. K. Moopanar]] || Former President, Tamil Nadu Congress Party, India
|-
| 2004 || ||
|-
| 2005 || [[B.S.A. Swamy]] || Former Judge, Andra High Court, Hyderabad
|-
| 2006 || Veera Munusamy || Yangoon, Myanmar
|-
| 2007 || ||
|-
| 2008 || [[Karunanidhi]] || Former Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu, India
|-
| 2009 || Ravivarma Kumar || Advocate General, Karnataka, India
|-
| 2010 || Chellaperumal || Social Worker, Kuwait
|-
| 2011 || G. Karunanithi || General Secretary, All-India OBC Organization
|-
| 2011 || Kalaiselvam || President, Periyar Community Service, Singapore
|-
| 2012 || V. Hanumantha Rao M.P. || Convenor, OBC MPs Forum
|-
| 2013 || Chhagan C. Bhujbal || Former PWD Minister, Maharastra, India
|-
| 2014 || Prof. Dhaneswar Sahoo || President, Odisha Rationalist Society, Bhubaneshwar, India
|-
| 2015 || Nitish Kumar || Chief Minister, Bihar since February 2015, Bihar, India
|-
| 2016 || Michael Selvanayagam || The Deputy Mayor, elected Councillor, Croydon, London
|}
[http://periyarinternational.com/Dr.K.Veeramani.html Periyar International] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715174952/http://periyarinternational.com/Dr.K.Veeramani.html |date=2012-07-15 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.Periyar.org Periyar] - Official homepage of Periyar
* [http://www.dravidarkazhagam.org Dravidar Kazhagam] - Official homepage of Dravidar Kazhagam
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010202124900/http://rationalistinternational.net/ Rationalist International]

=== Magazines ===
* [http://www.Viduthalai.com Viduthalai]
* [http://www.Unmaionline.com Unmai]
* [http://www.themronline.com The Modern Rationalist]
* [http://www.periyarpinju.com Periyar Pinju]

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