A protracted feud between Kalanithi Maran, chairman of Sun TV Network, and his brother Dayanidhi Maran, a former Union Minister and DMK parliamentarian may be nearing a resolution.
Sources close to the matter said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin played a pivotal role in mediating the settlement, underscoring the political significance of resolving tensions within one of the state’s most powerful families.
Two people familiar with the development said a meeting between the Maran brothers was held in the presence of Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (a cousin of the Marans), and his son, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin. Moneycontrol learns that Marans’ sister Anbukarasi was also part of the meeting.
MK Stalin is the son of the late M Karunanidhi, DMK patriarch and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The Maran brothers—Kalanithi Maran and Dayanidhi Maran—are related to the Karunanidhi family through their father, Murasoli Maran, who was Karunanidhi’s nephew.
The contours of the settlement are not clear at the moment—whether it involves a monetary agreement or a division of business to bring about reconciliation remains uncertain. Moneycontrol has sent queries to Kalanithi Maran, Dayanidhi Maran and also to the office of TN CM MK Stalin.
