Who Owns The Federal?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of The Federal. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
The Federal
The Federal is an Indian digital news platform providing text and multimedia news, analysis and commentary with a state-focused perspective, operated by New Generation Media.
Starts at $1.8 / user / month
Puthiyathalaimurai
Puthiyathalaimurai is an India-based Tamil-language news media brand and online portal providing 24x7 coverage of politics, current affairs, business, sports and entertainment, operated by New Generation Media Corporation Private Limited.
Starts at $0
SRM Institutions
Private group of higher-education and healthcare institutions under the SRM Group, spanning campuses in Chennai (Ramapuram and West Mambalam) and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India, offering programs across engineering, technology, medicine, science, humanities, management, architecture and related fields.
The Federal
The Federal is an Indian digital news platform providing text and multimedia news, analysis and commentary with a state-focused perspective, operated by New Generation Media.
Starts at $1.8 / user / month
Puthiyathalaimurai
Puthiyathalaimurai is an India-based Tamil-language news media brand and online portal providing 24x7 coverage of politics, current affairs, business, sports and entertainment, operated by New Generation Media Corporation Private Limited.
Starts at $0
SRM Institutions
Private group of higher-education and healthcare institutions under the SRM Group, spanning campuses in Chennai (Ramapuram and West Mambalam) and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India, offering programs across engineering, technology, medicine, science, humanities, management, architecture and related fields.
Major Shareholders
The Federal
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
New Generation Media Corporation Private Limited Immediate corporate owner of The Federal. The Federal’s own materials and its official app listing describe it as a division/product of New Generation Media (developer: NEW GENERATION MEDIA CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED), meaning the brand and operations are effectively wholly owned and controlled by this private company. | Corporate | 100.0% | 100.0% | Dec 2025 |
SRM Group (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Group of institutions and companies) Ultimate corporate parent group. New Generation Media is widely described as the media arm of the Chennai‑based SRM Group, and court and media reports explicitly refer to New Generation Media Corporation Private Limited as part of the SRM Group, which is also named as the owner of sister channels like Puthiya Thalaimurai TV and Puthuyugam TV. | Corporate | — | — | Dec 2025 |
T. R. Paarivendhar (also known as T. R. Pachamuthu) Founder and chairman of SRM Group and publicly identified as the founder of The New Generation Media Corporation and owner of channels such as Puthiya Thalaimurai and Vendhar TV. As the promoter of both SRM and its media arm, he is the key ultimate individual controller behind New Generation Media and thus The Federal, though exact equity percentages in the private companies are not disclosed in public sources. | Founder | — | — | Dec 2025 |
Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan Senior SRM Group executive and member of the promoter family (son of T. R. Paarivendhar). SRM’s official biographies and media profiles state that he heads various SRM businesses and serves as director or President of New Generation Media and related SRM media entities, indicating a significant family ownership and governance role over SRM’s media arm, including The Federal, although his specific shareholding is not publicly reported. | Individual | — | — | Dec 2025 |
Puthiyathalaimurai
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Sri Ramasamy Memorial Holdings Private Limited Holding company within the SRM (Sri Ramasamy Memorial) Group. EMIS and other corporate databases list New Generation Media Corporation Private Limited – the operator of the Puthiyathalaimurai TV channel and portal – as a 43.43%-owned subsidiary of Sri Ramasamy Memorial Holdings Pvt Ltd, making this the largest disclosed direct shareholder of New Generation Media. | Corporate | 43.4% | Dec 2025 |
Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar (T. R. Pachamuthu) Founder of The New Generation Media Corporation, which created Puthiya Thalaimurai magazine and TV, and founder–chairman of the wider SRM Group. Multiple biographical sources describe him as the person who set up and owns the New Generation Media entities (including Puthiya Thalaimurai TV and related channels), but current individual share percentages in New Generation Media Corporation Pvt Ltd are not disclosed in free public filings, so he is treated here as a key ultimate beneficial owner rather than a quantified shareholder. | Founder | — | — |
Dr. Ravi Pachamuthu Chairman of the SRM Group and son of Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar. As head of the group that controls Sri Ramasamy Memorial Holdings Pvt Ltd and other SRM entities, he is widely regarded as a key controller of group businesses, including media assets such as New Generation Media Corporation and the Puthiyathalaimurai brand, though specific equity stakes at the level of New Generation Media Corporation Pvt Ltd are not publicly detailed. | Individual | — | — |
SRM Institutions
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Paarivendhar / Pachamuthu family Founding promoter family behind the SRM Group of Institutions and SRM Institutions (Ramapuram, West Mambalam & Tiruchirappalli). The family controls key sponsoring societies/trusts such as Valliammai Society and SRM Institute of Medical and Technical Research, and occupies top leadership roles in SRM Institute of Science and Technology and group colleges. Core members include founder Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar (also known as T. R. Pachamuthu), his sons Dr. Ravi Pachamuthu (Chairman, SRM Group) and Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan (Pro‑Chancellor – Academics, SRMIST), and other close relatives who sit on governing councils of group institutions. | Family | — | — |
Valliammai Society Non‑profit educational society registered in Tamil Nadu that sponsors a large part of the SRM Group of Educational Institutions, including many colleges and schools that form the SRM Institutions network. SRM group colleges such as SRM Arts and Science College, SRM College of Nursing and SRM Valliammai Engineering College explicitly state that they function under or are sponsored by Valliammai Society / Valliammai Educational Society, and SRM’s own materials describe the entire higher‑education group as operating under this four‑decade‑old society. Credit‑rating reports characterize Valliammai Society as a family‑driven body headed by Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar and managed with his sons, and note that it extends guarantees and financial support to SRM Institute of Science and Technology and other group trusts. | Other | — | — |
SRM Institute of Medical and Technical Research Charitable society/trust based in Ashok Nagar, Chennai that runs Easwari Engineering College and other SRM Group institutions in the Ramapuram cluster, which are branded collectively as part of “SRM Institutions, Chennai Ramapuram & West Mambalam”. Mandatory disclosures identify SRM Institute of Medical and Technical Research Trust as the organization running Easwari Engineering College, whose governing board is chaired by founder Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar alongside other SRM family members. Public GST and trademark records list SRM Institute of Medical and Technical Research as a registered society/trust with S. Niranjan as an authorized signatory, indicating it is another key holding entity through which the promoter family controls parts of the SRM Institutions network. | Other | — | — |
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