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{{Infobox Newspaper<br />
|name = Theekkathir<br />
|image = Theek_logo_1.gif<br />
|image_size = 180px<br />
|caption = <br />
|type = Daily [[newspaper]]<br />
|format = <br />
|foundation = 29 June 1963<br />
|ceased publication = <br />
|price = <br />
|owners = Toiling Masses Welfare Trust Tamil Nadu <br />
|publisher = M.N.S.Venkataraman<br />
|editor = <br />
|chiefeditor = Ramalingam C<br />
|assoceditor = <br />
|staff = <br />
|language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
|circulation = <br />
|headquarters = Chennai, Tamil Nadu<br />
|oclc = <br />
|ISSN = <br />
|website = [http://www.theekkathir.in/ theekkathir.in] <br />
[http://epaper.theekkathir.org/ epaper.theekkathir.org]<br />
}}<br />
'''Theekkathir''' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[newspaper]] ran by Toiling Masses Welfare Trust Tamil Nadu. Theekkathir is being published from Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rajendran|first=S P|title=Third Edition Of Theekkathir Launched|url=http://pd.cpim.org/2007/0603/06102007_theekkathir.htm|access-date=30 May 2012|newspaper=[[People's Democracy (newspaper)|People's Democracy]]|date=3 June 2007}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1963, Theekkathir was started as a weekly from [[Chennai]] with the fund collected by Coimbatore mill workers. Its first editor was Arputhasamy, fondly called as Appu. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://keetru.com/index.php/2014-03-08-04-35-27/2014-03-08-12-18-14/33744-2017-08-30-04-14-28 |website=கீற்று}}</ref><br />
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Theekkathir was launched in 1966 at (Nadesan Road) [[Chennai]]. Its regular edition was launched in 1969 at [[Madurai]] and became a daily newspaper in 1971.{{fact|date=July 2020}}<br />
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The paper’s second edition started from Chennai in 1993. Its third edition started from [[Coimbatore]] in 2007. The fourth edition from Tiruchirappalli was launched as a conclusion of the ''August campaign''.<br />
<ref>{{cite news|last=Sindhan|first=R|title=Theekkahtir Launches Tiruchi Edition|url=http://pd.cpim.org/2010/0912_pd/09122010_15.html|access-date=30 May 2012|newspaper=People's Democracy|date=12 September 2010}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
http://theekkathir.in <br><br />
https://www.facebook.com/theekkathir <br><br />
https://twitter.com/Theekkathir <br><br />
https://www.instagram.com/theekkathir <br><br />
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38MhgChQ8aMA3ZTt4f12-w <br><br />
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{{Newspapers in India}}<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language newspapers published in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media in Madurai]]<br />
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1963]]<br />
[[Category:1963 establishments in Madras State]]</div>182.77.111.141