{
  "id": 4555366,
  "title": "Mahendran denies name change allegation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mahendran-denies-name-change-allegation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:04:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/mahendran-denies-name-change-allegation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Central Bank Governor, Singapore citizen Arjuna Mahendran has denied speculation that he has changed his name. In an email to the editor of the Sunday Island, Mahendran has said: “It has been brought to my attention that a minister of the government of Sri Lanka has made a public statement that I have changed […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}