{
  "id": 2809677,
  "title": "Deepender Hooda makes U-turn after backlash over Sajjan Kumar 'role model' remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/deepender-hooda-makes-u-turn-after-backlash-over-sajjan-kumar-role",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T14:14:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/deepender-hooda-makes-u-turn-after-backlash-over-sajjan-kumar-role-model-remark-101787492539168.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Asked by reporters in Gurugram on Sunday whether he had called Sajjan Kumar a role model, Deepender Hooda said, “I did not use the words.”",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Mind your tongue': Cong vs Cong erupts over 'role model' praise for Sajjan Kumar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/mind-your-tongue-cong-vs-cong-erupts-over-role-model-praise-for",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:44:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}