After the death of P. Lankesh, his son Indrajit Lankesh became the paper's proprietor, managing editor and publisher, while his daughter Gauri Lankesh became the editor. Soon after, differences developed between Gauri and Indrajit over the paper's ideology.
Following P. Lankesh's passing, his son Indrajit took over as proprietor, managing editor, and publisher of the paper. His daughter Gauri assumed the role of editor shortly after.  However, differences soon emerged between them concerning the newspaper's political stance.