10-07-2017, 09:15 AM
Dinamalar is a national Tamil newspaper. It was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer in 1951. Dinamalar has an average circulation of 9,42,812 (ABC January-June 2016) Dinamalar is not aligned with any political party or religious organizations. He is known for his strictly conscious reports and without fear of exposing social defects and perpetrators.
Dinamalar was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer on 6 September 1951 in Thiruvananthapuram. The new publishing units and printers were opened in Tirunelveli (1957), Tiruchi (1966), Chennai (1979), Madurai (1980), Erode (1984), Pondicherry (1991), Coimbatore Nagercoil (1996), Salem (2000).
In October 2009, Dinamalar published an article stating that several Tamil film actresses were involved in prostitution along with photos and names. The Southern Indian Film Artists Association requested that the deputy senior director arrest and organize a demonstration condemning it. Lenin's deputy editor-in-chief was arrested. He was released the following day by protests from the Chennai Press Club, the Madras Journalists Union, Press Trust of India and The Indian Newspaper Society. Dinamalar said that the news was obtained from ethical sources and there was no secondary agenda.