V. Vaithilingam (born 5 October 1950) is an Indian politician, belonging to Indian National Congress, who currently represents Puducherry in the Lok Sabha. He held the position as 11th Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 1991 to 1996 and 6th Chief Minister of Puducherry again from 2008 to 2011. He is a senior legislator serving eight consecutive terms.