In his greeting message to News Today on its stepping into the 37th year of publishing, he said, “On behalf of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, I convey my heartfelt wishes to News Today for successfully completing 36 years. The number one English evening newspaper of the city was started by T R Ramaswami, who was a doyen of journalism and close friend of Kalaignar (DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi). I am happy that it has grown big now.”