{
  "id": 7522471,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu bypolls: AMMK extends support to AIADMK candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/tamil-nadu-bypolls-ammk-extends-support-to-aiadmk-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-bypolls-ammk-extends-support-to-aiadmk-candidates/article71467447.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) has announced its decision to back the AIADMK candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections for Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Paying tribute to former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai on his birthday, AMMK leader M.K. Stalin pledged to campaign for the AIADMK candidates. Meanwhile, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, along with his party members, paid floral respects to Annadurai's portrait. AIADMK's former minister D. Jayakumar reiterated his party's stance against the Secretariat-Assembly project at Foreshore Estate (Pattinapakkam), urging the government to abandon the initiative.",
  "summary": "AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran announced support for AIADMK candidates in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram byelections",
  "key_points": [
    "AMMK pledges support to AIADMK candidates in Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls",
    "AMMK leader M.K. Stalin pays tribute to C.N. Annadurai on his birthday",
    "AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami pays floral respects to Annadurai's portrait"
  ],
  "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."
}