{
  "id": 9989184,
  "title": "IHRM urges International IDEA to remove Gyanesh Kumar from chairmanship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ihrm-urges-international-idea-to-remove-gyanesh-kumar-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:51:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ihrm-urges-international-idea-to-remove-gyanesh-kumar-from-chairmanship/article71512936.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The State committee of the Indian Human Rights Movement (IHRM) has written to International IDEA, urging the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from India's chairmanship in the organization. Kumar is serving as India's representative in the Council of Member Countries for 2026. The IHRM argues that Kumar's conduct as Chief Election Commissioner has raised serious questions about his integrity, independence, and impartiality in electoral administration. They urge International IDEA to ensure that Kumar does not participate in any deliberations concerning his own position, to avoid conflict of interest or procedural unfairness.",
  "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."
}