title: Palanivel
text: # Palanivel
  
  Palanivel (Tamil: பழனிவேல், romanized: Paḻaṉivēl) or Palanivelu (Tamil: பழனிவேல்லு, romanized: Paḻaṉivēlu) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
  
  Notable people with the name include:
  
  * P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (1932–2006), Indian politician
     * Palanivel Thiagarajan (born 1966), his son, Indian politician
  * G. Palanivel (born 1949), Malaysian politician and government minister
  * Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel (born 1948), Indian percussionist
  * N. Palanivel, Indian politician in the 1970s and 1980s
  