{
  "id": 1516532,
  "title": "I leave it to the MLAs to decide whether they should get up when the Chief Minister arrives, says Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/i-leave-it-to-the-mlas-to-decide-whether-they-should-get-up-when-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-leave-it-to-the-mlas-to-decide-whether-they-should-get-up-when-the-chief-minister-arrives-says-tamil-nadu-assembly-speaker/article71356655.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It is not compulsory to stand up whenever the Chief Minister or the Leader of the Opposition arrives. However, showing respect is part of Tamil culture and tradition. The individual members should decide for themselves whether or not to follow it, says Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "I did conduct a ‘limited inquiry’ before accepting resignations of six AIADMK MLAs, Speaker tells HC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/i-did-conduct-a-limited-inquiry-before-accepting-resignations-of-six",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:00:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}