{
  "id": 18723653,
  "title": "MLA, farmers greet CM with paddy sapling portrait on birthday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/mla-farmers-greet-cm-with-paddy-sapling-portrait-on-birthday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T13:58:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mla-farmers-greet-cm-with-paddy-sapling-portrait-on-birthday/article71678314.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress leader Mettu Sai Kumar presented a unique way of wishing Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on his birthday, November 8. Instead of the traditional greeting, he commissioned a portrait of the Chief Minister using paddy saplings in an agricultural field. The artwork required about 20 days to complete, with farmers meticulously planting the saplings to form the Chief Minister's likeness. According to Mr. Sai Kumar, the innovative arrangement was a way of conveying birthday greetings to the Chief Minister while expressing the farmers' affection and gratitude towards him.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "MLA Mettu Sai Kumar wished CM Revanth Reddy on his birthday",
    "CM's likeness depicted using 20 paddy saplings",
    "Farmers completed portrait in 20 days"
  ],
  "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."
}