The 50th Anniversary Celebrations of Theekathir Tamil Daily commenced on June 20 in Thiruvarur District. Theekathir, the official organ of Communist Party of India Marxist, commenced publishing on the same date in 1963 with one edition. Now the paper is having 4 editions, viz, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchi. More editions are in the offing during this golden jubilee year. CPIM Polit Bureu member Com. K Varadarjan inaugurated the event. Several programmes will be held across the state as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations. CPIM State Secretary Com N Ramakrishnan praised the contributions made by late Com. P Ramamoorthi, A Nallasivam, N Varadarajan, K Ramani for the growth of the newspaper. He praised the stand taken by the Newpaper, perhaps the only newspaper, regarding untouchability that is prevailing in the state. Several Newpaper agents of Theekathir daily and the earlier year workers of the paper where honoured during the function. On the ocassion, a fund of Rs. 3 lak which was collected by CPIM thirivarur district committee was handed over to PB member Com. K Varadarajan.
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