{
  "id": 6765510,
  "title": "Keralam Electricity Minister’s speech cut short by power failure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/keralam-electricity-ministers-speech-cut-short-by-power-failure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T14:32:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralam-electricity-ministers-speech-cut-short-by-power-failure/article71456568.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Keralam's Electricity Minister, Sunny Joseph, experienced an interruption to his speech due to a recurring power failure at a function on Friday, September 11, 2026. The incident took place during the KSEB Officers’ Federation meeting, forcing Joseph to abandon his address. A video of the event has since gained popularity on social media platforms. Joseph was discussing the former Chief Minister A.K. Antony's warning that the Electricity department was a \"crown of thorns,\" and his efforts to transform it into a \"floral crown.\" Following the power failure, Joseph informed reporters that the interruption was not part of the scheduled restrictions but a minor technical glitch. He appealed to the public to cooperate with the power restrictions, which are currently in effect from 6 p.m. to 12.45 a.m. Joseph acknowledged that resolving the issue was not as simple as flipping a switch. Power restrictions are currently enforced in the state during the specified time frame.",
  "summary": "The incident occurred during the KSEB Officers’ Federation meeting, forcing him to abandon his address. A video of the episode has since gone viral",
  "key_points": [
    "Keralam's Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph's speech halted by power failure",
    "Incident occurred during KSEB Officers’ Federation meeting on September 11, 2026",
    "Joseph blamed minor technical glitch, appealed for public cooperation with power restrictions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Power crisis: Keralam CM chairs emergency meeting, issues directive for immediate measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/power-crisis-keralam-cm-chairs-emergency-meeting-issues-directive-for",
        "published": "2026-09-11T15:46:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}