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  "id": 14236424,
  "title": "L. Murugan resigns from Ministry, Rajya Sabha seat, setting off buzz about a pre-Deepavali Cabinet reset",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/l-murugan-resigns-from-ministry-rajya-sabha-seat-setting-off-buzz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:36:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/union-minister-l-murugan-resigns-wishes-to-return-to-tamil-nadu-to-strengthen-bjp-in-state/article71579815.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four other Ministers ended their Rajya Sabha terms this year: George Kurian, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hardeep Puri, and B.L. Verma; Dharmendra Pradhan was forced to quit, leaving a slew of vacancies in the Council of Ministers",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "L Murugan resigns as union minister, Rajya Sabha member: ‘Want to strengthen BJP in Tamil Nadu’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/l-murugan-resigns-as-union-minister-rajya-sabha-member-want-to",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:33:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "L Murugan resigns as Minister of State, Rajya Sabha member",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/l-murugan-resigns-as-minister-of-state-rajya-sabha-member",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:40:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "L Murugan Quits Union Ministry, Says Want to Work The Grassroots In Tamil Nadu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/l-murugan-quits-union-ministry-says-want-to-work-the-grassroots-in",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:51:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Tamil Nadu: L Murugan Resigns As Union Minister And Rajya Sabha MP To Strengthen BJP Ahead Of 2029 Polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/tamil-nadu-l-murugan-resigns-as-union-minister-and-rajya-sabha-mp-to",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:37:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}