{
  "id": 8037210,
  "title": "In Kalaburagi, Siddaramaiah’s statue installed in the night, removed the next morning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/in-kalaburagi-siddaramaiahs-statue-installed-in-the-night-removed-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/in-kalaburagi-siddaramaiahs-statue-installed-in-the-night-removed-the-next-morning/article71477175.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kalaburagi, a nine-foot golden-hued statue of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was installed overnight without authorization at a circle near the Karnataka High Court's bench. The statue was removed early Thursday morning, just before Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar unfurled the national flag to mark Kalyana Karnataka Utsav. The statue appeared hastily installed on Wednesday night and was also present when Shivakumar arrived in Kalaburagi on the same night. Corporation Commissioner Avinash Shinde informed The Hindu that the statue was placed without permission, and under his orders, it was taken down. The location falls along the route to Ganagapur in Afzalpur taluk, a place Shivakumar had planned to visit. About three years ago, Siddaramaiah's supporters had tried to name the circle after him.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Nine-foot golden statue of former CM Siddaramaiah installed overnight in Kalaburagi.",
    "Statue removed early Thursday morning before Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's flag ceremony."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Why a Siddaramaiah statue has reopened Karnataka Congress fault lines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-a-siddaramaiah-statue-has-reopened-karnataka-congress-fault-lines",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:01:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}