1. Sivanthi Adithan started the first evening Tamil Daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959.
26 Facts About Sivanthi Adithan
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Sivanthi Adithan was an educationist, an industrialist and a philanthropist.
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Sivanthi Adithan was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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Sivanthi Adithan was popularly called "Chinna Ayya" as a mark of respect by the people.
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In 2012 Sivanthi Adithan bought the NDTV Hindu news channel and renamed it as Thanthi TV.
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Sivanthi Adithan was the President of Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 1996.
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Dr Sivanthi Adityan was the second son of S P Adithanar and Govinthammal.
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Sivanthi Adithan's father S P Adithanar was a lawyer, ex-minister and founder of the Tamil daily newspaper Daily Thanthi.
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Sivanthi Adithan did his schooling at Ramakrishna Higher Secondary School and Besant Theosophical High School and his Bachelors at the Presidency College.
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Sivanthi Adithan was an active NCC Cadet during his school and college days.
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Sivanthi Adithan served as the NCC Commander in his college.
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Sivanthi Adithan was an avid sportsman and used to work out and train every day.
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Sivanthi Adithan was a philanthropist and funded the renovation of many temples.
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Sivanthi Adithan constructed a state-of-the-art indoor volleyball stadium in the Adithanar College, Tiruchendur, where the Indian team used to practice.
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Sivanthi Adithan Adityan renovated the 178 feet 'Rajagopuram' of Arulmigu Kasivishvanathar Temple Tenkasi, whose gopuram was damaged 200 years ago.
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Sivanthi Adithan was compelled to fight various forces, legally and diplomatically.
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Sivanthi Adithan was the first, and till now, the only one from the South, to head the IOA.
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Sivanthi Adithan was awarded a Gold Medal on 19 July 1989 by the International Volleyball Federation in recognition of his valuable contribution to the development of volleyball in India.
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Sivanthi Adithan's services rendered for the development of Sports and Education earned him the 'Sports and Study Award' of the International Olympic Committee for the year 1987.
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Sivanthi Adithan is the first Indian to receive such an award.
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Sivanthi Adithan was the vice-president of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.
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Sivanthi Adithan was instrumental in building the South Asian Federation Games Village in Chennai.
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Sivanthi Adithan was elected as the president of the Indian Olympic Association.
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Sivanthi Adithan was the president of the Indian Olympic Association and vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia.
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Sivanthi Adithan Adityan died on 19 April 2013 in Chennai, India.
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Sivanthi Adithan was survived by two daughters and a son.