{
  "id": 2896630,
  "title": "22A: ITAK calls for referendum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/22a-itak-calls-for-referendum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T00:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/22a-itak-calls-for-referendum/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has said a national referendum must be held to enact the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, seeking to increase the retirement ages of the judges of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. The ITAK in a media statement has stated the proposed amendment concerns the sovereignty […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}