| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
| V. Veerasingam | |
| Native Name: | வி. வீரசிங்கம் |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP MBE |
| Constituency Mp1: | Vaddukoddai |
| Parliament1: | Ceylonese |
| Term Start1: | 1952 |
| Term End1: | 1956 |
| Predecessor1: | K. Kanagaratnam |
| Successor1: | A. Amirthalingam |
| Birth Date: | 1892 |
| Alma Mater: | Ceylon University College |
| Profession: | Teacher |
| Blank1: | Ethnicity |
| Data1: | Ceylon Tamil |
Visuvalingam Veerasingam MBE (ta|விசுவலிங்கம் வீரசிங்கம்; 1892 - 5 December 1964) was a Ceylon Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament.
Veerasingam was born in 1892.[1] He was from Manipay in northern Ceylon.[1] After school he joined the Ceylon University College, graduating in 1921 with a B.A. degree.[1] [2]
Veerasingam was a teacher at Manipay Hindu College before becoming its principal in April 1922.[1] [3]
After retiring in 1951 Veerasingam played a key role in the co-operative movement in Jaffna District.[1] He was elected the first president of the Federation of Co-operative Societies, Jaffna District, a position he held until his death.[1] The Veerasingam Hall, a public hall/office building in Jaffna owned by the co-operative society, was named after him.[1] [3]
Veerasingam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Vaddukoddai but was defeated by the All Ceylon Tamil Congress candidate K. Kanagaratnam.[4] He however won the 1952 parliamentary election and entered Parliament.[5]
Veerasingam was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1952 New Year Honours.[6] He died on 5 December 1964.[1]
. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. 1997. 243. S. Arumugam.