Kalaignar TV is a Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 satellite television channel based in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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History

After disputes between Kalanithi Maran and M. K. Azhagiri

M. K. Azhagiri

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Azhagiri , generally known as M. K. Alagiri, is an Indian politician and a Cabinet Minister. He is the second son of the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazagham, M. Karunanidhi. His mother, Mrs. Dayaalu Ammal, is the second wife of M. Karunanidhi...

, Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi

M. Karunanidhi

Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

 launched this channel on September 15 (DMK Founder Anna's Birthday) 2007. The channel has been promoted as a rival to Sun TV

Sun TV (India)

Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992...

 which is owned by Kalanidhi Maran

Kalanidhi Maran

Kalanithi Maran is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Network, which is the most profitable Television network in Asia.In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which was the most profitable airlines in India...

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CBI

CBI

- Places and installations :* Cape Breton Island, part of Nova Scotia, Canada* Center for Biomedical Imaging, a research facility of Boston University Medical Center* Central Bukidnon Institute, a secondary school in the Philippines...

 raided the DMK owned Kalaignar TV as a part of the 2G spectrum scam

2G spectrum scam

The 2G spectrum scandal involved officials in the government of India illegally undercharging mobile telephony companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would use to create 2G subscriptions for cell phones...

 investigations.

Block Buster Program of Kalaignar TV is Maanada Mayilada

Maanada Mayilada

Maanada Mayilada is a dance show in South India. It is owned by Kalaignar TV. There are different seasons going on for this show. Maanada Mayilada is best known for the different types of dance shown and the beautiful unique sets brought by Kala Master. The sets on the show have become a major...

Channels

Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
Channel	Type	Notes
Kalaignar TV	Tamil Entertainment Channel
Isai Aruvi	Tamil Music Channel
Seithigal Seithigal Seithigal is an Indian TV channel owned by M. Karunanidhi. The channel has an all news format and is broadcast in Tamil.- External links :*...	Tamil News Channel
Sirippoli	Tamil Comedy Channel
Chithiram	Tamil kids Channel