[2][3] Her mother, father and brother (Raj Veeran) all played badminton, representing Malaysia in international competitions.

Veeran stated in the interview that she was warmly received by the Prime Minister of Australia on her return to Sydney from the games.

[2] Veeran attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kepong in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[3] She earned a Bachelor of Business in Applied Economics and International Trade from Victoria University, attending from 2007 to 2009.

[2] Her women's doubles team which included London bound teammate Leanne Choo finished fifth at the Commonwealth Games.

[3] At the Thomas Cup, Veeran and Choo lost to South Koreans Kim Min-Jung and Ha Jung-Eun with set scores of 21–15 and 21–10.

[5] She finished 5th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Air Tahiti Nui International Challenge held in Punaauia, French Polynesia.

[3] She finished 17th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold held in Sydney, Australia.