Readership* 154,000 (Print + Digital) Circulation^ 16,000 (Mon-Sun) * Media Nielsen Research Media Index 2013 ^ Average Circulation Jan-Nov 2013 Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani officially launched Tamil Murasu on 2 May 1936 as his second publication (after Seerthirutham (Reform) in 1929 and before Munnetram (Progress) in 1939) pricing it at 1 cent per copy to accommodate the lower economic status of the Tamil community at the time.
A reformist, Sarangapani advocated for positions similar to Periyar, decrying discrimination from the British and Malays as well as calling for increased labor rights for workers and changing the political state of Tamils in Singapore.
1963: Labour unrest disrupts operations for the first time since the Japanese Occupation.
[3] 1991: Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) takes over distribution of Tamil Murasu.
[4] This makes Tamil Murasu the last daily paper in Singapore that was not owned by SPH.