{
  "id": 11869041,
  "title": "Thackeray brothers protest LIVE: ‘Have been warning about vote chori since 2017’, says Raj Thackeray at Mumbai protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/thackeray-brothers-protest-live-have-been-warning-about-vote-chori",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T06:35:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uddhav-raj-thackeray-brothers-protest-live-updates-mumbai-garjana-morcha-rally-march-eci-delhi-jantar-mantar-aisa-101791094286324.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) led a joint protest rally in Mumbai. They called for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged voter list manipulation and irregularities.\n\nThe protest, which started from Metro Cinema, concluded at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters. According to the Free Press Journal, heavy security was deployed at key locations.\n\nRaj Thackeray stated that he had been warning about \"vote chori\" since 2017. The two leaders jointly protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Raj, Uddhav Thackeray To Hold Protest In Mumbai Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Today | Live Updates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/raj-uddhav-thackeray-to-hold-protest-in-mumbai-against-cec-gyanesh",
        "published": "2026-10-04T05:17:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}