{
  "id": 486528,
  "title": "Former Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam sparks lively exchanges in Tamil Nadu Assembly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/former-minister-m-r-k-panneerselvam-sparks-lively-exchanges-in-tamil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:01:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/former-minister-mrk-panneerselvam-sparks-lively-exchanges-in-tamil-nadu-assembly/article71329590.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "He says that in the past, he would relax only after 8 a.m. because his leader, Kalaignar [M. Karunanidhi], would call him up early in the morning. “You [the Ministers] seem very relaxed,” he says. Minister for Water Resources N. Anand responds that Mr. Vijay will call him up and other Ministers even about repairing a vaikal (canal) and ask whether the work has been completed",
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  "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."
}