Solomon Pappaiah (Tamil:?????? ????????) (born 22 February 1936), also known as Solomon Pappiah and Salomon Pappayah is an Indian scholar and a television icon in Tamil Nadu, India.
He is best known for moderating Tamil language debate talk shows, known as 'patti mandrams', which have been airing on Sun TV for quite a long time (for more than 2 decades ).
He is credited for taking social themes to the masses and has so far moderated over 5,000 debates programmes across the globe.