{
  "id": 7429544,
  "title": "SLMC NL member resigns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/slmc-nl-member-resigns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T23:58:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/slmc-nl-member-resigns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress' National List Member of Parliament, M.S. Abdul Wahid, has resigned from his position, resulting in a vacancy in the Tenth Parliament, according to a statement from the Acting Secretary-General of Parliament, Hansa Abeyratne. The resignation, effective immediately, has been communicated to the Chairman of the Election Commission, in accordance with Section 64(5) of the Parliamentary Elections Act.",
  "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."
}