{
  "id": 10401268,
  "title": "Amid backlash, Tamil Nadu govt revokes RTI exemption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/amid-backlash-tamil-nadu-govt-revokes-rti-exemption",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T18:49:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-govt-exempts-law-and-order-from-rti-backtracks-after-furore/articleshow/134525393.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tamil Nadu's government has retracted its Sept 21 general order regarding RTI Act exemptions for law and order. The order aimed to classify law enforcement as an intelligence body, exempting it from transparency laws. Minister C T R Nirmal Kumar's explanation did not mitigate the public outcry and criticism. The order would have restricted access to important information regarding custodial…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Tamil Nadu govt rolls back law and order department’s RTI exemption amid backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/tamil-nadu-govt-rolls-back-law-and-order-departments-rti-exemption",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:02:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}