Rangasamy Velu (born 26 July 1940), is an Indian politician of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party.

Born into a family of traditional farmers, Dr. Velu was educated at the local government-run High School in the Pudupalayam Village.

A keen young learner, he excelled in academics and went to the Voorhees College, Vellore to pursue a Bachelors' course in Economics to obtain his first degree.

[2] Velu has authored and published his autobiography titled "En Vāzhkai Payanam" in Tamil on the request of late former Indian president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

He now lives in Chennai as a retired politician and bureaucrat, pursuing charity and helping build a temple in his village, along with his family.