title: Ramalingam
text: # Ramalingam
  
  Ramalingam (Tamil: ராமலிங்கம்) 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
  
  ### Given name
  
  * C. Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * E. Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * Goka Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * K. P. Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * K. V. Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * Kudanthai N. Ramalingam (born 1944), Indian politician
  * M. Ramalingam (born 1939), Indian critic
  * P. S. Ramalingam (died 2013), Indian politician
  * R. Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * Raghu Ramalingam Ambadapudi, Indian television producer
  * Ramalinga Swamigal (1823–1874), Indian saint and poet
  * S. Ramalingam, Indian politician
  * T. Ramalingam (born 1904), Ceylonese lawyer and politician
  * T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar (1881–1952), Indian lawyer and politician
  * Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai (1888–1972), Indian poet
  * W. V. V. B. Ramalingam (1884–1962), Indian activist
  
  ### Surname
  
  * Ramalingam Chandrasekar (born 1963), Sri Lankan politician
  * Ramalingam Paramadeva (died 2004), Sri Lankan militant
  * Ramalingam Thyagraj (born 1950), Indian football coach
  * Tiruchengodu Ramalingam Sundaram (1907–1963), Indian actor
  * Saravanan Michael Ramalingam (1971–1996), Singaporean murder victim.
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Gopal Ramalingam Memorial Engineering College, college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  