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SUN TV Family Feud Explodes: What Dayanidhi Maran’s Legal Notice to Brother Kalanithi Reveals

On June 10, 2025, Dayanidhi Maran, a DMK parliamentarian and ex-Union minister, sent a formal legal notice to his older brother Kalanithi Maran concerning contested share transactions involving Sun TV Network dating back to 2003.
The notice alleges that on September 15, 2003, Kalanithi unlawfully allotted himself 12 lakh shares at face value, gaining a 60% controlling stake and diluting original promoters' 50% shares to 20% each.
It claims Kalanithi paid only Rs 1.2 crore for shares valued over Rs 3,500 crore and received Rs 5,926 crore in dividends by 2023, with proceeds funding media operations and sports franchises including IPL teams.
Dayanidhi demands restoration of original shareholding and return of all unlawful benefits since 2003, warning of civil, criminal, and regulatory action if ignored, while Kalanithi and Sun TV have not publicly responded.
This long-standing dispute intensified after the deaths of senior family members Murasoli Maran in 2003 and Karunanidhi in 2018, highlighting enduring family conflicts within the Sun TV promoter group.

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SUN TV family feud explodes: What Dayanidhi Maran’s legal notice to brother Kalanithi reveals

Former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran has sent a legal notice to his brother Kalanithi, claiming he unlawfully transferred shares of Sun TV Group worth thousands of crores.

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SUN TV family feud: What are the allegations in Dayanidhi Maran’s legal notice to brother Kalanithi

Former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran has issued a legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran, alleging fraudulent transactions that unlawfully transferred control of SUN TV Network. The long-standing family dispute escalates into legal scrutiny highlighting complex financial misconduct.

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Dayanidhi Maran sends legal notice to brother Kalanithi; accuses him of taking over Sun empire through ‘fraud’

DMK MP alleges illegal share transfers before and after father Murasoli Maran’s death; demands restoration of original ownership in Sun Group companies

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