title: Palaniappan
text: # Palaniappan
  
  Palaniappan may refer to:
  
  * 21715 Palaniappan, a main-belt asteroid
  * B. Palaniappan (1930–2014), Indian gynaecologist
  * K. L. Palaniappan, Malaysian businessman
  * Karu Pazhaniappan is an Indian film director
  * P. Palaniappan, Indian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
  * S. M. Palaniappan (born 1930), former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
  * P. Chidambaram or Chidambaram Palaniappan (born 1945), Indian politician with the Indian National Congress and former Union Minister of Home Affairs
  * Murugan Pal or Murugan Palaniappan (1966–2012), Silicon Valley entrepreneur
  