Dinakaran

{{Short description|Indian Daily Tamil Newspaper from Tamil Nadu}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox newspaper

|logo = File:Dinakaran Newspaper (Logo).svg

|name = Dinakaran

|type = Daily newspaper

|format = Broadsheet

|foundation = {{Start date|1977}}

|founder = K. P. Kandasamy

|owners = Sun Group

|headquarters = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

|language = Tamil

| circulation = 1,167,189 Daily{{cite web| url= http://www.auditbureau.org/files/Highest%20Circulated%20amongst%20ABC%20Member%20Publications%20(across%20languages).pdf| title=Submission of circulation figures for the audit period July – December 2015| publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations |access-date=5 January 2016}}

| circulation_date = Jul – Dec 2015

|website = [http://www.dinakaran.com/ Dinakaran website]

}}

Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by K. P. Kandasamy in 1977 and is currently owned by media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun Network.{{cite web|url= http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jun/17sun.htm|title=Sun acquires Dinakaran newspaper|work=rediff.com|access-date=7 November 2010}} Dinakaran is the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after Dina Thanthi {{As of|2015|lc=y}}.{{cite web|url= http://www.auditbureau.org/files/Details%20of%20most%20circulated%20publications%20for%20the%20audit%20period%20July%20Dec%202014.pdf|title=Details of most circulated publications for the audit period Jul-Dec 2014| publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations |access-date=25 July 2015}}{{cite web|url= http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?news_id=37493&pict=3§ion_id=5&tag=2878|title= Tamil daily Dinakaran takes over the lead|work= exchange4media.com|access-date= 7 November 2010|author= Judy Franko|date= 13 March 2010|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130123010447/http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?news_id=37493&pict=3§ion_id=5&tag=2878|archive-date= 23 January 2013|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url= http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/may/05/slide-show-1-indias-most-read-newspapers.htm|title=India's 15 most-read newspapers|work=rediff.com|access-date=7 November 2010|date=5 May 2010}} 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.{{cite book | title=India's newspaper revolution| first=Robin |last=Jeffrey |author-link=Robin Jeffrey | date=24 March 2000| publisher=C. Hurst & Co| isbn=978-1-85065-383-7|page=79,80,114,135}} In 2005, the newspaper was acquired from K. P. K. Kumaran by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Group.

Dinakaran is published from 12 cities in India namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagercoil, Puducherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore. As of 2014, the newspaper has a circulation of 1,215,583.