{
  "id": 823270,
  "title": "Premachandran calls for immediate DNA testing of Chemmani remains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/premachandran-calls-for-immediate-dna-testing-of-chemmani-remains",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/premachandran-calls-for-immediate-dna-testing-of-chemmani-remains/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Democratic Tamil National Alliance media spokesperson ex-MP Suresh Premachandran has called on the government to begin investigations into the skeletal remains recovered from the alleged mass grave at Chemmani, in accordance with international standards and with the assistance of international organisations. Addressing the media, Premachandran noted that more than 500 sets of skeletal remains…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}