Dinakaran
Indian daily Tamil newspaper from Tamil Nadu
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Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by K. P. Kandasamy in 1977 and is currently owned by media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun Network.[2] Dinakaran was the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after Dina Thanthi as of 2015[update].[3][4][5]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Sun Group |
| Founder | K. P. Kandasamy |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Circulation | 1,167,189 daily[1] (as of Jul – Dec 2015) |
| Website | Dinakaran website |
Dinakaran was founded in 1977 by K. P. Kandasamy after he split from Dina Thanthi owned by his father-in-law S. P. Adithanar during the split of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[6] In 2005, the newspaper was acquired from K. P. K. Kumaran by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Group.[2]
Dinakaran is published from 12 cities in India: Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagercoil, Puducherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore. As of 2014, the newspaper had a circulation of 1,215,583.[needs update][3]