{
  "id": 11472520,
  "title": "State Cabinet should comprise 50% women Ministers, says Annamalai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/state-cabinet-should-comprise-50-women-ministers-says-annamalai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:47:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/state-cabinet-should-comprise-50-women-ministers-says-annamalai/article71537482.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former BJP leader K. Annamalai has proposed that women should make up half of the State Cabinet. Addressing an event where he presented the Kamarajar Awards to 10 women from across Tamil Nadu, Annamalai applauded the TVK-led government for appointing more women to Cabinet positions than previous administrations. He expressed his ambition of having a Cabinet with 50% women when his 'We The Leaders' movement assumes power. Annamalai honored recipients including Sister Rosily, founder-trustee of Alert NGO, mountaineer Muthamilselvi Narayanan, IT professional-turned-organic farmer Jeevitha, Villupattu artist M. Madhavi, Sevak Trust founder A. Fathima, student climber P. Harris Karishma, Carnatic violinist C.S. Chinmayi, yoga instructor R. Punitha Valli, and aerospace engineering student Dhaanvi Karthikeyan. Notably, P. Krishnaveni, a former Dalit panchayat president brutally attacked by a gang, received a video-recorded WTL Kamarajar Award, as she could not attend the ceremony. Annamalai emphasized the importance of training women for political roles, stating that a team of women will be prepared at his Kalam Centre on October 15.",
  "summary": "He presents the Kamarajar Awards to 10 women from across Tamil Nadu at an event organised at Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai",
  "key_points": [
    "K. Annamalai proposes 50% women in State Cabinet.",
    "Honors 10 women at Kamarajar Awards event.",
    "Aims for women-led government with We The Leaders movement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}