▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁cabinet ▁minister . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁w ides p read ▁f ights ▁between ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Az h ag iri ▁and ▁St alin ▁frequently . ▁The ▁succession ▁crisis ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁peak ▁when ▁party ▁members ▁loyal ▁to ▁Az h ag iri ▁attacked ▁the ▁Mad ur ai ▁office ▁of ▁Din ak aran ▁and ▁set ▁it ▁to ▁fire , ▁in ▁which ▁three ▁staff ▁were ▁killed . ▁Din ak aran ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁TV ▁group ▁owned ▁by ▁Kal an id hi ▁Mar an ▁( son ▁of ▁Mur as oli ▁Mar an ), ▁the ▁grand - ne p hew ▁of ▁Kar un an id hi . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁published ▁a ▁higher ▁prom in ence ▁for ▁St alin ▁over ▁Az h ag iri . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁DM K ▁party ▁as ▁member ▁and ▁as ▁Secretary , ▁South ▁Zone ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁E lections ▁cont ested ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁Az h ag iri ' s ▁name ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁various ▁controvers ies ▁including ▁consp iring ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁DM K ▁Minister , ▁T . ▁Kir utt in an ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁initi ating ▁a ▁c ash - for - vote ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁for ▁the ▁Th ir um ang al am ▁by - e lections , ▁attack ing ▁the ▁Mad ur ai ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Din ak aran ,