| ('Red Tape') (ta|சிகப்பு நாடா) | |
| Type: | Weekly magazine, website |
| Format: | Book, website |
| Owners: | R. Prathap Chander |
| Founder: | P. Kailai Mannan |
| Publisher: | R. Prathap Chander |
| Editor: | R. Prathap Chander[1] |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Headquarters: | Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Rni: | 17884/70 |
(Tamil) (ta|சிகப்பு நாடா) is a Tamil weekly investigative journalism magazine published by R. Prathap Chander. The first issue was published on 20 January 1970.[2] The web edition of was launched in 1 June 2016.
Sigappu nada (சிகப்பு நாடா) was founded in Chennai on 20 January 1970 as a monthly, by P. Kailai Mannan. It was an investigative journalism magazine that brings out the scams and crimes inside and outside government.
The magazine is named (ta|சிகப்பு நாடா) because the most confidential documents of government offices are kept in a file bound with red tape. This secret files and scams in government are issued in . It created an impact among corrupt government officials.[3]
According to the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, a notice was issued against the founder of (P. Kumaraswamy alias Kalai Mannan) regarding his article about corruption by four judges of Madras High Court in a judgement.[4]