{
  "id": 4928599,
  "title": "Munavvar Ali Thangal seeks to play down Kanthapuram circular controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/munavvar-ali-thangal-seeks-to-play-down-kanthapuram-circular",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:47:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/munawwarali-thangal-plays-down-controversy-over-kanthapuram-samastha-circular/article71415194.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The controversy stemmed from a circular issued by the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama led by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar, asking mahals and madrasas to ensure that women were not present at public religious celebrations",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}