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'''K. P. Kandasamy''' was a politician from the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and founder of ''[[Dinakaran]]'', a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] daily newspaper.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sun acquires Dinakaran newspapers|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jun/17sun.htm|work=rediff|date=17 June 2005}}</ref> He founded Dinakaran in support of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) when his father-in-law, [[S. P. Adithanar]], chose to support [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] during its split from DMK in 1977.<ref name="Robin Jeffrey">{{cite book | title=India's newspaper revolution| first=Robin |last=Jeffrey |authorlink=Robin Jeffrey | date=24 March 2000| publisher=C. Hurst & Co| isbn=978-1-85065-383-7| id={{ISBN|1-85065-383-6}} |page=79,80,114,135}}</ref> He was the member of the fifth Tamil Nadu assembly.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative fifth assembly: seventh session-first meeting|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/05assly/05_07_1.pdf|work=Tamil Nadu Government|date=2–13 February 1973}}</ref> He is the father of [[K. P. K. Kumaran]].<br />
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