''Puthiya Thalaimurai'' is a Tamil magazine published from

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by New Generation Media and it was owned by SRM Group. The Group also has an English website
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History and profile

''Puthiya Thalaimurai'' was first published in October 2018. The magazine is published on a weekly basis. It mostly publishes articles about education and Tamil Nadu politics. The magazine features articles covering authentic news with no indication of rumours. The Magazine awards the best performers in the teaching profession in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

with annual Asiriyar Awards since 2015. The awards are given to teachers who have shown excellence in the categories such as scientific awareness, rural service, girls' education, tribal development, innovation, motivation, language skill development and creativity.

Controversies

Bomb attack on Puthiya Thalaimurai Office

On March 8 2015, Several protesters attacked a video journalist and broke his equipment outside the Puthiya Thalaimurai office. The protests reportedly started after promos of a show about Mangalsutra was aired on March 11, 2015. The protesters claimed it hurt their religious sentiments. 10 members of the

Hindu Munnani Hindu Munnani is a rightwing Hindu nationalist organisation based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Hindu Munnani was set up by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) The organisation was founded in 1980 by Ramagopalan, a member of RSS and sinc ...

outfit were arrested in connection with the incident. Tamilisai Soundararajan the then BJP state President visited the protesters in jail and pledged them her support. On March 12, 2015, at about 3:00 a.m., four men came in motorcycles and threw two crude bombs stuffed in tiffin boxes into the Puthiya Thalaimurai office. The event was captured on CCTV cameras. No one was said to be injured in the attack. Later the ex-youth president of the Right-wing outfit

Hindu Makkal Katchi Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK), literally meaning Hindu People's Party, also pronounced as Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK), is a right-wing, Hindu nationalist party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The organisation was set up by Rashtriya Swayamsevak San ...

and the current president of Hindu Ilaignar Sena, Mr. Pandian surrendered at the court of Madurai. Pandian has been named in a few cases together with an attack of a sub-inspector in Madurai.

References

External links

''Puthiya Thalaimurai'' Magazine website
Monthly magazines published in India Political magazines published in India Local interest magazines Magazines established in 2009 Mass media in Chennai Tamil-language magazines 2009 establishments in Tamil Nadu {{poli-mag-stub