M. P. Veerendra Kumar

Maniyankode Padmaprabha Veerendra Kumar (15 August 1937 — 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist, Former Union Minister of state for Finance in and Union Minister of state for , Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development in . He was as a and Representing the state of Kerala and member of the 14th Lok Sabha. During the period of 1987 Virendra kumar elected member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kalpetta Constituency. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party and president of the Kerala state branch of the party. He was also the chairman and managing director of the Malayalam daily newspaper Mathrubhumi.