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R. Velu

Politician

R. Velu is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	R. Velu · Rangasamy Velu				[sources]
Alias	Rangasamy Velu				[sources]
Birth date	1940-07-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Pudupalayam, Distt.Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) · Tiruvannamalai				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	R. · Rangasamy				[sources]
Last name	Velu				[sources]
Political association	Pattali Makkal Katchi				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7274091				[sources]
Position	member of the Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.L., M.A. (Eco), M.B.A., Higher Diploma in Cooperation and Higher Diploma in Cooperative Management Educated at Madras University,Cooperative Management Institute, Chennai andCooperative Management Institute, Moscow (Russia)				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	30, Cooperative Colony, · 58, Lodhi Estate,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Malliga Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,102

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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