{
  "id": 1906683,
  "title": "TVK MLA croons MGR's hit song Kodutthathellam Kodutthan after Vijay announces govt vehicles for MLAs. Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tvk-mla-croons-mgrs-hit-song-kodutthathellam-kodutthan-after-vijay",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:23:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tvk-mla-croons-mgrs-hit-song-kodutthathellam-kodutthan-after-vijay-announces-govt-vehicles-for-mlas-watch-11787127569578.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent event in the Tamil Nadu Assembly has captured the attention of netizens. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced plans to provide government vehicles and a monthly allowance of ₹1 lakh to state MLAs to assist them in addressing public grievances in their respective constituencies. In response to the CM's announcement, TVK MLA K Sindhu dedicated a heartfelt rendition of the song \"Koduthathellam Koduthaan\" from the 1964 film Padagotti, starring M G Ramachandran. The song, originally sung by T M Soundararajan and penned by Vaali, has now gone viral due to Sindhu's touching version.",
  "summary": "CM Vijay struggled to control smile after TVK MLA K Sindhu's musical tribute. It arrived after he made a series of announcement at the Assembly today, including milk procurement prices, medical education, healthcare and more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Behind Vijay govt's move to withdraw order barring students from joining Left, CJP-like protests: 'Democratic win'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/behind-vijay-govts-move-to-withdraw-order-barring-students-from",
        "published": "2026-08-19T10:21:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}