New Delhi, June 19 -- A family dispute has erupted at India's largest listed media entity Sun TV Networks Ltd, with former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran crossing swords with billionaire brother Kalanithi Maran.

In a legal notice, Dayanidhi, a member of Parliament from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), accused his brother and several others of "fraudulent practices" and "misgovernance" in taking control of Sun TV after their father Murasoli Maran's death in 2003. Dayanidhi also sought to restore Sun TV's 2003 shareholding structure.

This implies that Dayanidhi and his sister, Anbukarasi Maran, along with current chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin, and his two brothers and sister, would be the owners of Sun TV, as Kalanithi d...