{
  "id": 9523489,
  "title": "BJP claims ‘fixed match’ between LDF and UDF in CMRL case; Shone George puts out alleged payoff list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/bjp-claims-fixed-match-between-ldf-and-udf-in-cmrl-case-shone-george",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:38:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-claims-fixed-match-between-ldf-and-udf-in-cmrl-case-shone-george-puts-out-alleged-payoff-list/article71503293.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala of engaging in a \"fixed match\" in the CMRL-Exalogic payoff case. BJP State vice-president Shone George released a purported list of payments allegedly made to political leaders by S.N. Sasidharan Kartha, the managing director of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL). The list included names of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, and several other Congress, CPI(M), and CPI leaders. BJP officials have called for the police to file an FIR and investigate the allegations. However, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan and CPI leaders have refuted the claims, stating that the payments were made through proper channels for elections and State conferences.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}