''Makkal Kural'' is a

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daily

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, started in 1973 by

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. This evening paper was famous for its explosive stand against

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(DMK) rule in

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at that time. The firebrand editorials of Shanmugavel and T. R. Ramaswamy were historic at that time. On seeing the popularity of this newspaper

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(who had launched his own political party

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(AIADMK) to cross swords with DMK) patronised ''Makkal Kural'' and that led to the popularity of this newspaper in every village in Tamil Nadu. ''Makkal Kural'' was the first in South India to install computerised DTP in the late 1980s. In 1995 this group also started an

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evening paper, the ''Trinity Mirror''.

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{{Reflist Tamil-language newspapers published in India Mass media in Madurai 1973 establishments in Tamil Nadu Publications established in 1973