Virakesari, Thinathanthi sign collaborative agreement

Sri Lanka’s leading Tamil newspaper Virakesari has signed a collaborative agreement with India’s Thinathanthi newspaper, which has a daily circulation of more than 1.8 million. The Thanthi group also has TV and radio channels.

Up- to- date news from the sub-continent and the world will now be available through the pages of Thanthi in the Virakesari. A supplement of the “Thinathanthi” will be carried with the “Daily Virakesari from January 24 onwards from Monday to Saturday. Besides news, there will also be articles of reader interest, especially on health, tourism,

education and entertainment. This collaborative agreement between the two companies was entered into in Colombo on January 9.

Express Newspapers publishes international news in English in the “Daily Express” which is circulated in Colombo along with Virakesari.

Express Newspapers Chairman Hari Selvanathan (left) exchanges documents with Thanthi Group Chairman Balasubramaniam Adityan after the agreement was signed. Express Newspapers Managing Director Kumar Nadesan (c) looks on.