He was with Times of India (TOI) nearly for 36 years and roped in some of the senior executives from TOI and Deccan Chronicle Group.ĭaily Thanthi’s foray into English will be an interesting challenge as it will compete with TOI, The Hindu and Deccan Chronicle. The newspaper roped in Times of India’s Ninan Thariyan to head its new division as CEO.
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The Chennai edition will be given free initially to Daily Thanthi’s Tamil Newspaper readers.īesides, Daily Thanthi morning tamil paper, the Group also runs an evening Tamil newspaper Malai Malar and magazines including Rani Muthu, Rani, Gokulam Kadhir, an FM channel Hello FM and 24 hours news channel Thanthi TV, which was acquired from NDTV Hindu. S.Chennai : The leading Publications and Broadcasting Group Daily Thanthi, which runs one of the largest circulated Tamil newspaper Daily Thanti, is set to launch a new English Newspaper ‘DT Next’.Įven though the company and its executives are tight lipped about the launch, Market sources confirmed that the development that DT Next will be launched on 1st November in Chennai and the Group has designed a moderate launch Campaign. K Veeramani released a special issue marking the 85th year of the daily.
He also requested the party to release a book on Periyar like Knowing Mandela. Pandian praised the daily’s contribution in spreading the ideology of Periyar. Speaking at the event, Communist Party of India (CPI) senior leader D. The 85th anniversary of the newspaper was held at Periyar Thidal in Chennai on 3 June 2019.
The office enabled processions, conferences, and other pro- Eelam activities.įollowing the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, Viduthalai has shown a strong stance against Hindutva politics. The office of Viduthalai was also frequented by Tamil militants. It also pressed for the implementation of the 27% reservation quota as recommended by Mandal Commission.įollowing the breakout of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 1983, Viduthalai advocated for the rights of Eelam Tamils who began to arrive in Tamil Nadu as refugees, while also exposing the violence perpetrated against those in Sri Lanka. Viduthalai was one of the few newspapers that faced the consequences of the 1975-77 Emergency in India. These reforms were published as a separate column in the newspaper. During Veeramani's tenure, new formats were developed to reduce the number of letters in the உ and ஊ vowel family. Viduthalai also served as testing ground for Periyar's Tamil alphabet reform. From November 1965 onwards, Viduthalai started to be published from Vepery, Chennai. Later, the office was shifted to Balakrishna Pillai Street in Chintadripet, Chennai.
Later, the paper was published from its office at the depot of another Dravidian daily named Kudi Arasu in Erode. Ramasamy who priced it at 1/2 Indian annas. It was converted into a daily in 1937 under the charge of Periyar E. Viduthalai was first launched on 1 June 1935, by the Justice Party as a bi-weekly, published at the address 14 Mount Road, Chennai and priced at 1/4 Indian annas.