K. P. Kandasamy

K. P. Kandasamy was a publisher and politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and founder of Dinakaran, a Tamil daily newspaper.^[1] He founded Dinakaran in support of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) when his father-in-law, S. P. Adithanar, chose to support Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam during its split from DMK in 1977.^[2] He was the member of the fifth Tamil Nadu assembly.^[3] He is the father of K. P. K. Kumaran.

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K. P. Kandasamy (K.P.K)
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Died	1994
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Relations	S. P. Adithanar (Father-in-Law)
Children	K. P. K. Kumaran
Occupation	Publisher Politician
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1. ^ "Sun acquires Dinakaran newspapers". rediff. 17 June 2005.
2. ^ Jeffrey, Robin (24 March 2000). India's newspaper revolution. C. Hurst & Co. p. 79,80,114,135. ISBN 978-1-85065-383-7. ISBN 1-85065-383-6.
3. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative fifth assembly: seventh session-first meeting" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government. 2–13 February 1973.

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