Murasoli (India)

Murasoli
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet E-paper
Owner(s)M. Karunanidhi, and
Murasoli trust
Founder(s)M. Karunanidhi
PublisherMurasoli Maran
EditorMurasoli Selvam
Founded10 August 1942; 82 years ago (1942-08-10)
Political alignmentDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
LanguageTamil
HeadquartersKodambakkam Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
CountryIndia
Circulation70,000 daily (as of January–June 2019)
Websitem.murasoli.in/home
epaper.murasoli.in
See also: List of newspapers in India

Murasoli (transl. Drumbeat)[1][2] is an Indian Tamil language newspaper started by M. Karunanidhi, and is the mouthpiece of the political party DMK.[3]

Murasoli was started in Tiruvarur on 10 August 1942, during the World War II, by 18-year old M. Karunanidhi. Its earliest editions were in form of handwritten notices authored by Karunanidhi under the pen name "Cheran". Until 1944, it was issued as a leaflet. Its publication had to be stopped in the mid-1940s due to lack of paper. It resumed as a weekly magazine on 14 January 1948. The newspaper headquarters were moved to Chennai in 1954.

M. Karunanidhi's blood relatives Murasoli Selvam and Murasoli Maran collaborated together and worked for Murasoli. Murasoli Selvam played a pivotal and instrumental role in uplifting the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's goodwill and public image by contributing to the party’s growth through his editorial work he displayed in Murasoli.[4]

From 17 September 1960, it has been published as a daily.[3] As of 2017, the newspaper has a circulation of 70,000 copies.[5]

  1. ^ Blustein, Paul (22 September 2009). Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations: Clashing Egos, Inflated Ambitions, and the Great Shambles of the World Trade System. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-0-7867-4620-0.
  2. ^ Media & Democracy in Asia: An AMIC Compilation. Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. 2000. p. 55. ISBN 978-9971-905-88-0.
  3. ^ a b Murasoli: DMK’s mouthpiece and its 75-year-long journey
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (10 October 2024). "Selvam, former editor of 'Murasoli', passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 October 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ In pictures: The birth and growth of DMK’s Murasoli over the 75 years of its existence