The clash of the Maran brothers threatens to pull in the Karunanidhi family and rattle the DMK’s power balance ...

A decades-old feud has resurfaced as Dayanidhi Maran challenges brother Kalanithi’s control of Sun TV, alleging undervalued ...

Rise of the Marans The roots of the family’s influence lie in the life and career of Murasoli Maran (1934-2003), the trusted nephew of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi. Maran was a key architect of the DMK ...

Dayanidhi Maran has claimed that Kalanithi Maran did not have single share of the Sun TV network to his name, but ...

The sentence best conveys what Dayanidhi says happened at Sun TV at a time their father, 'Murasoli’ Maran, a nephew of Karunanidhi, was critically ill and unlikely to survive – “Till ...

In his 10 June notice, Dayanidhi alleged that Kalanithi, the Sun TV Chairman and Managing Director, did not hold any share in the company until 15 September 2003.Their father and former Union minister ...

DMK Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran has accused his brother Kalanithi Maran of financial misconduct regarding Sun TV since 2003, demanding the restoration of shareholding to its original state. He ...

The timing of this alleged transaction coincided with the death of their father, former Union minister Murasoli Maran. Dayanidhi argues that Kalanithi exploited this period of family grief to quietly ...

On September 15, 2003, a week after ‘Murasoli’ Maran was brought to Chennai from the US, knowing very well that he will pass away at any moment, Kalanithi allotted 12 lakh equity shares of Sun ...

The volatility arose from news of a legal dispute between siblings Dayanidhi and Kalanithi Maran, which has raised concerns among investors. Dayanidhi Maran has filed a legal notice against his ...

As per news reports, a legal notice dated June 10, 2025, issued by Dayanidhi’s counsel K. Suresh of Law Dharma, the alleged conspiracy unfolded when their father, Murasoli Maran, a senior DMK ...

Dayanidhi's notice further alleged that the shares were allotted to Kalanithi without consent from stakeholders, i.e., the families of Murasoli Maran and DMK founder M Karunanidhi.