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History: Theekkathir

Theekkathir is a Tamil daily newspaper published in Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1963 as a weekly newspaper by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu State Committee. Theekkathir became the official organ of the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee in 1964 and was launched as a daily newspaper in 1971. It has since expanded to include editions in Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli.

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History: Theekkathir

Theekkathir is a Tamil daily newspaper published in Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1963 as a weekly newspaper by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu State Committee. Theekkathir became the official organ of the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee in 1964 and was launched as a daily newspaper in 1971. It has since expanded to include editions in Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli.

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Theekkathir

Type Daily newspaper


Owner(s) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Tamilnadu State Committee
Editor-in-
chief
V Parameswaran
Founded 1963
Political
alignment
Communist
Language Tamil
Headquarters Chennai, Tamilnadu
Official
website
theekkathir.in
(http://www.theekkathir.in/)
Theekkathir
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theekkathir is a Tamil newspaper and the organ of the Tamil Nadu
State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Theekkathir
published from Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli.
[1]
History
In 1963, Theekkathir was started as a weekly organ from Chennai with
the fund collected by Coimbatore mill workers. Its first editor was
Comrade Arputhasamy, fondly called as Appu.
When CPI(M) was formed in 1964, Theekkathir became the official
organ of the Partys Tamil Nadu state committee and launched in 1966 at
(Nadesan Road) Chennai its regular edition was launched in 1969 at
Madurai, the stronghold of the Party. Theekkathir became a daily
newspaper in 1971.
The papers second edition started from Chennai in 1993. Its third
edition started from Coimbatore in 2007. The fourth edition from
Tiruchirappalli was launched as a conclusion of the August campaign.
[2]
References
1. ^ Rajendran, S P (June 3, 2007). "Third Edition Of Theekkathir Launched"
(http://pd.cpim.org/2007/0603/06102007_theekkathir.htm). People's Democracy. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
2. ^ Sindhan, R (September 12, 2010). "Theekkahtir Launches Tiruchi Edition"
(http://pd.cpim.org/2010/0912_pd/09122010_15.html). People's Democracy. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
External links
theekkathir.in (http://www.theekkathir.in/)
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Categories: Tamil-language newspapers published in India
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