K C Palanisamy (born 7 December 1959) is an Indian politician, former Member of Parliament (MP) and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Tamil Nadu (TN). A former member of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he served the Dravidian party founded by former Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu, late Dr. M G Ramachandran (MGR) on 17 October 1972.

K C Palanisamy was born and raised in in Chennimalai, Erode District of Tamil Nadu. At the age of nine K C Palanisamy met Dr. MGR and got influenced by the mission and vision of AIADMK. His political career began at age of 13. In 1972, he joined AIADMK as a party member. K C Palanisamy was handpicked by former CM of Tamil Nadu, late Dr. MGR as Deputy District Secretary of AIADMK’s Youth Wing in 1982 at the age of 23. In 1984, he was elected as the party’s youngest Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kangeyam constituency in Thiruppur District. In 1989, K C Palanisamy chosen to contest in Assembly election as Member of Parliament (MP) by late Puratchi Thalaivi AMMA Dr. J Jayalalitha and won with the second highest vote difference Nationally and highest difference in the State.