{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_odwziamn2lpljqmmdczq","title":"CPM leader Nandakumar portrays Malappuram in bad light","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/cpm-leader-nandakumar-portrays-malappuram-in-bad-light-odwziamn2l","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_odwziamn2lpljqmmdczq","seq":1608534,"kind":"article","title":"CPM leader Nandakumar portrays Malappuram in bad light","url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Oct/04/cpm-leader-nandakumar-portrays-malappuram-in-bad-light","summary":"MALAPPURAM: Former Ponnani MLA and CPM leader P Nandakumar has landed in controversy with his remarks that the district is ‘the nest of religious fundamentalism and extremism.” Nandakumar made the remarks at the inauguration of the extended district committee meeting of the CPM. In his welcome speech, Nandakumar said that there are some specialities as far as Malappuram district is concerned. “It is the nest of religious fundamentalists and extremists. Communist party has…","published":"2026-10-04T02:15:32Z","seen":"2026-10-04T02:45:13Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","name":"newindianexpress.com","domain":"newindianexpress.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1955025","name":"The New Indian Express","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","topics":["kerala"],"entities":[{"id":"Q12984872","name":"Nandakumar","type":"person"},{"id":"Q956893","name":"Malappuram","type":"place"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-10-04/owglu51q/p-nandakumarr104549.jpg?w=280","story":"st_odwziamn2lpljqmmdczq","category":"politics","category_p":0.5299999713897705,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7400000095367432,"political":0.5099999904632568}]}