{
  "id": 7838107,
  "title": "'Mockery of democracy: Madras high court declines to stay bypolls to two Tamil Nadu assembly seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mockery-of-democracy-madras-high-court-declines-to-stay-bypolls-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:17:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mockery-of-democracy-madras-high-court-declines-to-stay-bypolls-to-two-tamil-nadu-assembly-seats-101789575220459.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The bypolls were necessitated after the resignation of then AIADMK MLAs K Maragatham Kumaravel and P Satyabama who joined the ruling TVK.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests Tamil Nadu youth for allegedly planning terror activities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/uttar-pradesh-ats-arrests-tamil-nadu-youth-for-allegedly-planning",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:15:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}