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Dr. Sivanthi Adityan | |
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| 8th President of Indian Olympic Association | |
| In office 1987–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Vidya Charan Shukla |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Kalmadi |
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| Born | 24 September 1936 Kayamozhi, Madras Province, British India |
| Died | 19 April 2013 (aged 76) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | S. Malathi Adityan |
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| Relatives | K. P. K. Kumaran (Son-in-Law) |
| Residence | Chennai |
Sivanthi Adityan (24 September 1936 – 19 April 2013) was an Indian media proprietor who ran Tamil newspapers Daily Thanthi[1] and Maalaimalar. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil Daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959. He was an educationist, an industrialist and a philanthropist. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
He was popularly called "Chinna Ayya" as a mark of respect by the people. In 2012 Adithan bought the NDTV Hindu news channel and renamed it as Thanthi TV. He was the President of Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 1996.[citation needed]
- ^ Chairman and Chief Editor of Daily Thanthi Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine