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Sun TV launched

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Kalanithi Maran launched Sun TV, a Tamil general entertainment channel that grew into the Sun TV Network.

Sun TV, a Tamil-language general entertainment channel, was launched on 14 April 1993, the Tamil New Year day. It was founded and owned by Kalanithi Maran, a grand-nephew of DMK leader M. Karunanidhi. It became the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun TV Network and one of the most watched channels in Tamil Nadu. Its launch began the era of private satellite television in the state, and several later channels in the state came to be linked to political parties.

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