{
  "id": 8189084,
  "title": "Congress backs Mamata as ECI freezes name and symbol of Trinamool Congress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/congress-backs-mamata-as-eci-freezes-name-and-symbol-of-trinamool",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/congress-backs-mamata-as-eci-freezes-name-and-symbol-of-trinamool-congress/article71479542.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal criticised the ECI for freezing the name and symbol of the Trinamool Congress which was set up by Mamata Banerjee 28 years ago",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Mamata's TMC places new name, symbol choices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mamatas-tmc-places-new-name-symbol-choices",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:48:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Ritabrata faction welcomes Trinamool name and symbol freeze; Mamata faction calls move contrary to law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ritabrata-faction-welcomes-trinamool-name-and-symbol-freeze-mamata",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:23:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}