{
  "id": 6232576,
  "title": "Harekala Hajabba SIR Row: Padma Shri Awardee Gets Notice Over Name Discrepancy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/harekala-hajabba-sir-row-padma-shri-awardee-gets-notice-over-name",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:11:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/harekala-hajabba-sir-row-padma-shri-awardee-gets-notice-over-name-discrepancy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Noted educationist Harekala Hajabba, who received the Padma Shri in 2020, has been served with a notice by the Election Commission over a discrepancy in his name in the electoral rolls. The notice, part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, was issued after it was found that Hajabba's name appeared differently in an older voter list. His name in the 2002 electoral roll was simply \"Hajabba,\" while in subsequent official records, it is recorded as \"Harekala Hajabba.\" This discrepancy has led to the issuance of a notice, requiring Hajabba to appear before the gram panchayat on September 11 with his original documents to present his case.",
  "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."
}