In 1996 he had to obtain special permission to stand as a candidate on the North Central Council and following that election he served as a DP PR Councillor until 2000. Following the 1999 General Elections he served as the DP Leader and Executive Committee Member of the North Central Council until the 2000 local government elections.

 

With all the substructures now forming part of the new unicity Metro Council Veeran had to choose between continuing as an employee at Inner West or standing as a councillor. The choice was made for him when he contested Ward 49 (Eastbury, Longcroft, Rydalvale, Starwood, Phoenix CBD, Sunford & Extension) on the 5 December 2000.

 

After a landslide victory he resigned as a council employee 25 years and 5 days later. Veeran was once again the DA ward candidate for ward 49 for the 2011 Local Government Elections which he won by a huge majority. He was also the DA’s eThekwini Mayoral Candidate for the 2011 local government elections.

 

“Local government is about service delivery and I believe that by being in the Human Settlement and Infrastructure Committee I will contribute to the betterment of people’s lives. I’m excited about being in this committee, because I believe that we need strong leadership to ensure that people get the services they deserve” he said.

 

Veeran said with 85% of the budget going to Human settlement and Infrastructure “Is a huge responsibility for people who will be serving in this committee. That is why we need to make sure that we get value for money. I’m happy with the Mayor pronunciation and his tough stance of cracking down on councilor and official doing business with the Municipality” he said.

 

He said “Decisive action needs to taken against those found to be breaking the law and fluting council regulation”