Dayanidhi Maran

“He has to apologise to the people of India, particularly the Hindi-speaking people, whom he says are uneducated and uncivilised," the BJP said.

The DMK MP described Tamil Nadu as the best-performing state in the country and praised MK Stalin as "the best Chief Minister in India."

'All the legal notices issued by the family member to the promoter have been unconditionally and irrevocably withdrawn by the said family member and the issues hereby stand resolved,' says Sun TV in a stock exchange filing

Sources say Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin have brokered a peace deal between Sun TV group’s Kalanithi Maran and his brother Dayanidhi Maran.

The feuds within the family are tightly controlled; they erupt in different forms and family members take different sides, but usually, the late family patriarch and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi would settle matters

His comments came after DMK Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran sent a legal notice to his brother Kalanithi, bringing to the light a family dispute among the owners of Sun TV Network Limited

The notice also alleges that the 2003 allotment of shares to Kalanithi Maran were done at face value of Rs 10 each although fair value of the said shares was anywhere between Rs 2,500 and Rs 3,000 at that time.

Sun TV's clarification came a day after Moneycontrol exclusively reported on the feud between its chairman Kalanithi Maran and his younger brother Dayanidhi Maran

Dayanidhi Maran has accused his elder brother Kalanithi Maran of acquiring 12 lakh shares of Sun TV Private Limited in 2003 for just Rs 1.2 crore, despite their actual value being around Rs 3,500 crore at the time.

Kalanithi has an estimated net worth of about Rs 30,289 crore, according to reports. His wealth primarily stems from his vast media empire, including television, radio, and film production, alongside his foray into sports ownership.

DMK MP and former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran sent a legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran, alleging that he engaged in “fraudulent practices,” including “cheating and money laundering."

The strongly worded legal notice, dated 10th June, 2025, threatens to initiate civil, criminal, regulatory and enforcement proceedings against Sun TV chairman Kalanithi Maran and seven other respondents, unless they restore the shareholding of the media company to its original state in 2003.This is the second legal notice after one sent in October 2024.

Speaking during the Question Hour, Maran wondered why there was a need for Sanskrit interpretation, adding that it was ‘not communicable’.

The DMK leader says the BJP has nothing to showcase. They are talking as if they are from another part of India. They talk about the Gujarat model.

On the last day of filing nominations, Raja and AMMK founder TTV Dhinakaran filed their nominations from Nilgiris and Theni, respectively. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) is a constituent of the BJP-led NDA.