{
  "id": 15425579,
  "title": "From death row to award-winning author, C. Selvam expresses remorse, reflects on the families of his victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/from-death-row-to-award-winning-author-c-selvam-expresses-remorse",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:06:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/from-death-row-to-award-winning-author-c-selvam-expresses-remorse-reflects-on-the-families-of-his-victims/article71600167.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oru Thooku Kaithiyin Vaakumoolam, a prison memoir by the death-row convict, has been selected for the Iyal Award, which is instituted by the Canada-based Tamil Literary Garden",
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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."
}