Dinakaran
Circulation 1,167,189 Daily[1] (as of Jul - Dec 2015) | | |
| Website | Dinakaran website | |
|---|---|---|
Dinakaran is a
Sun Network.[2] Dinakaran is the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after Dina Thanthi as of 2015[update].[3][4][5] It is printed in 12 cities across India. 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 namely
Puducherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore. As of 2014, the newspaper has a circulation of 1,215,583.[3]
See also
- Dinakaran attack case
References
- ^ "Submission of circulation figures for the audit period July - December 2015" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Sun acquires Dinakaran newspaper". rediff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Details of most circulated publications for the audit period Jul-Dec 2014" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Judy Franko (13 March 2010). "Tamil daily Dinakaran takes over the lead". exchange4media.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "India's 15 most-read newspapers". rediff.com. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-85065-383-7.