M. P. Veerendra Kumar

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M. P. Veerendra Kumar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) – 28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)
Succeeded by	M. V. Shreyams Kumar
In office 3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) – 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
Preceded by	T. N. Seema
Constituency	Kerala
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004 (2004)–2009 (2009)
Preceded by	K. Muraleedharan
Succeeded by	M. K. Raghavan
Constituency	Kozhikode
In office 1996 (1996)–1998 (1998)
Preceded by	K. Muraleedharan
Succeeded by	P. Sankaran
Constituency	Kozhikode
Personal details
Born	(1936-07-22)22 July 1936 [1] Wayanad, Kerala, India
Died	28 May 2020(2020-05-28) (aged 83) [2] Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Political party	Loktantrik Janata Dal (from 24 March 2018)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (United) (till 20 December 2017), Socialist Janata (Democratic), Janata Dal (Secular)
Parents	M. K. Padmaprabha Goudar Marudevi Avva
Alma mater	Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai (Master of Philosophy) University of Cincinnati, Ohio (Master of Business Administration)
As of 23 September, 2006 Source: [1]

Maniyankode Padmaprabha Veerendra Kumar (22 July 1936 — 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist, who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. 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.