| V. M. Panchalingam | |
| Order1: | 3rd |
| Office1: | District Secretary for Jaffna |
| Term Start1: | 14 July 1984 |
| Term End1: | 1 May 1989 |
| Predecessor1: | D. Nesiah |
| Successor1: | Anton Alfred |
| Death Place: | Nallur, Sri Lanka |
| Alma Mater: | Jaffna Hindu College Ananda College |
| Profession: | Civil servant |
| Blank1: | Ethnicity |
| Data1: | Sri Lankan Tamil |
V. Muthiah Panchalingam ( - 1 May 1989) was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was assassinated by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Panchalingam was the son of Muthiah, a businessman from Kandy in central Ceylon.[1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College and Ananda College.[1] After school he joined the University of Ceylon, graduating with an honours BSc degree in chemistry.[1]
After university Panchalingam worked as a research officer in the Rubber Research Institute before joining the Ceylon Civil Service in 1957 a District Land Officer.[1] [2] He served in Mannar, Kandy and Vavuniya.[2] He was later Assistant Government Agent and Additional Government Agent (1979) in Jaffna.[1] [2] He became District Secretary for Jaffna District in 1984.[1] [2]
Panchalingam was shot dead on 1 May 1989 at his brother's house in Nallur.[1] [2] A youth with an AK-47 rifle had fired 23 bullets into Panchalingam's body, eight into his head.[2] The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam claimed responsibility for Panchalingam's killing.[2]