{
  "id": 12313676,
  "title": "TVK-led government backstabbed nurses, alleges M.K. Stalin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tvk-led-government-backstabbed-nurses-alleges-m-k-stalin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T05:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tvk-government-backstabbed-nurses-alleges-mk-stalin/article71550093.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DMK president M.K. Stalin accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government of betraying nurses who had been protesting for job security, equal pay, and permanent employment. In a social media post, Stalin condemned the arrest of nurses on October 5 night after promising to fulfill their demands. He questioned how the government could arrest them while failing to hold talks with them, asking for an explanation from TVK Ministers who had previously supported the protesters.\n\nStalin highlighted the nurses' continued protests using mobile phone lights after the power outage and their subsequent arrest overnight, questioning whether this represented a change in the TVK's stance. He also quoted a police officer's warning, \"Your life is important,\" and criticized Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for not responding to the incident. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami called the police brutality \"the height of cruelty,\" accusing the TVK government of committing a fascist atrocity against nurses who save lives. He urged the government to release all arrested nurses immediately and stop filing cases against them.",
  "summary": "Stalin condemns the arrest of nurses, who had been “fighting for job security, equal pay, and permanent employment”; Edappadi Palanisami also flays the TVK government for the police action on the protesting nurses",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}