by 2004. The 2005 ABC figures and the 2006 Registrar figures however notes the print circulation of the paper to have been 42,869 and 41,597 respectively. , the monthly pageviews of the Siasat website was estimated to be 4.23 million. On 1 June 2006, The Siasat Daily entered into an advertising alliance with The Hindu–Eenadu alliance and Daily Hindi Milap. In the subsequent years the paper launched editions in Bangalore and Hubli with primary investors for the expansion being the I Monetary Advisory. However due to the collapse of the investment firm, the editions were discontinued after June 2019. Following the death of satirist and columnist Mujtaba Hussain on 27 May 2020, the publication launched a website named after him in commemoration, which features the whole body of work including correspondences, lectures, etc by the literary figure. Editorial stance The founder, Abid Ali Khan, was a former member of the Progressive Writers' Association and remained as the editors of the newspaper. He was reportedly associated with leftists causes and had Soviet sympathies, the paper as such had described itself as being apolitical but infused with a progressive spirit. The Siasat Daily is noted to have been opposed to the emergence of sectarian political formations such as the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Akali Dal and the Hindu Mahasabha. The paper has also been a proponent of the usage of colloquial Hindi over the standardised forms of formal Urdu or Hindi. Notable columnists Krishan Kant Mujtaba Hussain Syed Imtiazuddin Philanthropy The Daily Siasat is engaged in a number of philanthropic endeavours funded from the publication's own funds as well as through donation drives from readers; primarily focusing on improving literacy in both vernacular (Telugu & Urdu-Hindi) and English, especially among women. The publication also supports a variety of small literary trusts. Since 2011, it hosts the ru-ba-ru programme for prospective marriages as part of an anti–dowry drive in the Old City of Hyderabad. See also The Munsif Daily References External links Newspapers published in Hyderabad Urdu-language newspapers published in India Hindi-language newspapers English-language newspapers published in India Daily newspapers published in India Publications established in 1949 1949 establishments in India