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In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth are joined by activist Shivasundar to discuss the nationwide protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal. In the second part of the discussion, they are joined by lawyer and legal scholar Alok Prasanna, co-founder of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, who talks about the legal immunity enjoyed by the CEC. Audio time codes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:42 - Headlines 00:08:12 - SIR protests 00:27:19 - Can Election Commissioners be prosecuted? 00:56:55 - Recommendations Support our legal fund. Click here Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Sreerag T K, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth are joined by political economist and author Dr Parakala Prabhakar for an extended conversation on the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the deletion of voters and the larger questions these developments raise about India’s electoral democracy. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:35 - Headlines 00:09:35 - ECI, SIR and the deletion of voters Support our legal fund. Click here Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s South Central examines the questions surrounding the Veeramani case in Tamil Nadu, allegations of police inaction and a culture of silence. Hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by TNM’s Chennai Bureau Chief Shabbir Ahmed. The episode also discusses the police raid on the Reporter TV newsroom and the wider debate over press freedom and media ownership, with senior journalist MG Radhakrishnan joining the conversation. The episode also looks at reported dissent within the Election Commission of India, questions over electoral roll verification and the centralisation of voter data, and what the rift means for transparency and voter trust. The hosts are joined by independent investigative journalist Poonam Agarwal. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:08 - Headlines 00:08:12 - Veeramani POCSO case 00:27:19 - Reporter TV raid 00:47:08 - The Election Commission and internal dissent 1:09:35 - Recommendations Support our legal fund. Click here Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna explore whether AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, and what regulation and the debate over whether AI development needs to slow down. They are joined by Sarayu Natarajan, founder of Aapti Institute and Visiting Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Deepthi Bathini, AI Policy and Strategy Fellow at Successif and Associate Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. In the second part of the episode, the hosts turn to the political developments in Telangana, including the ruckus during the Assembly session, the BRS-Congress confrontation and the growing questions over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s control over both the government and the party. They are joined by senior Deccan Herald assistant editor SNV Sudhir, who covers Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:39 - Headlines 00:09:17 - Warnings about the risks of AI 00:48:12 - Current political scenario in Telangana 1:10:15 - Recommendations Support our legal fund. Click here Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by former Supreme Court Justice Madan Lokur to discuss a wide range of issues - from the cancellation of law school convocations following student protests against the CJI to mass voter roll discrepancies and the judiciary's hesitation to intervene. In the second part of the discussion, the hosts are joined by Divya Arya, a journalist reporting for the BBC World Service, who worked on the story exposing the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) content in Meta apps. Audio timecodes: 0:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:50 - Headlines 00:12:43 - Dissent, SIR and more 00:58:28 - Meta and CSAM 1:27:15 - Recommendations Support our legal fund. Click here Register for the NL-TNM book club. Click here Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss controversial remarks by Muslim religious leader Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar on women’s participation in public religious events. They are joined by Shahina KK, Founder and Editor of Offbeat Concerns, and Sunaina Shahida Ikbal, Writer, Psychologist and Academician. In the second part of the episode, the conversation turns to the growing calls for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay to become Prime Minister in 2029, and what the phenomenon says about celebrity politics, political cults and Vijay’s ambitions. The hosts are joined by journalist E.T.B. Sivapriyan. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Headlines 00:09:37 - Grand Mufti - Statements, influence and pushback 00:48:26 - Vijay as PM 01:11:25 - Recommendations Register for the NL-TNM book club. Click here Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT, Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to scrap the Parandur airport project. They are joined by aviation safety consultant Captain Mohan Ranganathan and K E Raghunathan, national chairman of the Association of Indian Entrepreneurs. In the second part of the episode, the hosts discuss the recent anti-reservation movement. They are joined by Professor Ravikant Kisana. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:27 - Headlines 00:09:12 - Scrapping of Parandur Airport project 00:45:09 - Anti-reservation movement 01:19:53 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=sc Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss raids and inspections across the country at restaurants and the prevalence of contaminated food even at top-end eateries. They are joined by food influencer and author Krish Ashok and TNM reporter Shivani Kava. In the second part of the discussion, the hosts discuss the BJP’s big political reshuffle. They are joined by Aditya Menon, journalist and Political Editor at The Quint. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:13 - Headlines 00:08:38 - Food Safety in India 00:51:02 - BJP rejig and PM CARES fund 01:19:34 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=sc Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the problem of exotic animals across the world being taken into private custody. They are joined by independent journalists Siddharth Prabhakar and M Rajshekhar. In the second half, the hosts discuss the Tamil Nadu Speaker JCD Prabhakar attending and leading an anti-abortion rally in Chennai. He made an anti-abortion speech and also said he would take this up with CM Vijay. They are joined by Dr Alka Barua, a senior rights activist and TNM’s senior reporter Bharathy Singaravel. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:32 - Headlines 00:11:33 - Exotic animal smuggling 00:47:36 - Abortion rights in India 01:12:34 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=sc Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali,  Vignesh Manickam, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth discuss the arrest of Udhayanidhi Stalin and the Union government's social media crackdown following the CJP protests. They are joined by activist Tara Krishnaswamy, lawyer Nikhil Narendran, and TNM's Tamil Nadu Bureau Chief, Shabbir Ahmed. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:33 - Headlines  00:08:25 - Arrest of Udhayanidhi Stalin 00:50:17 - Crackdown on social media 1:07:52 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription this Independence Day at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947 Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya T T Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the aftermath of the Jantar Mantar protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party. They are joined by senior journalist and editor of The Wire, Seema Chisti, and Peek TV co-founder Vedanta Agarwal. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:43 - Headlines  00:09:01 - Aftermath of CJP protest 1:08:12 - Recommendations 1:12:55 - Letters Get 20% off on TNM-NL Subscription https://rzp.io/rzp/tnm-nl-stickers Support PEEK TV https://pages.razorpay.com/ptvn Support The Wire https://support.thewire.in Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji, Anakha CJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the police violence unleashed on the protestors. The violence has injected new life into the Cockroach Janta Party’s resistance, with gatherings happening across the country. The hosts are joined by journalists Smita Sharma, Nikita Saxena, and Kavitha Muralidharan. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:08 - Headlines  00:08:01 - CJP protest 00:56:59 - Media attacked 1:15:40 - Recommendations Check out Smita Sharma’s YouTube Channel and Instagram Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T and Sukanya Shaji Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central hosts, Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna explore the churning in the country’s political Opposition. From TMC's dwindling numbers to DMK's tricky balancing act on the delimitation Bill. The hosts break down the realignment with senior journalist and Author Neerja Chowdhury and journalist Arvind Gunasekar. Is this about principles, or just who's placing the better bet? Then, a hard conversation: child sexual abuse cases and the push for a sex offender registry. Vidya Reddy, Sannuthi Suresh and Subhashini from Thulir join to explain why a registry might do more harm than good, and what the real gaps in the system are. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:03 - Headlines  00:10:41 - Realignment of the Opposition Parties in India 00:42:53 - POCSO cases in India 1:16:05 - Recommendations Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R,  Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji and Anakha C J  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first dives into the repeated targeting of YouTuber Raavan, who has been arrested five times over speeches critical of the Andhra Pradesh government, including one containing a controversial remark about Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. The hosts are joined by senior journalist C Vanaja and Prof Murali Karnam of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. In the second half of the episode, journalists Jisha Surya and Indulekha Aravind join the panel to discuss two major developments in Kerala - the recent landslide in Wayanad and the political confrontation between the UDF and the LDF over the Adani Group’s decision to sell their stake in Vizhinjam Port to a Switzerland-based company. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:32 - Headlines  00:10:42 - The arrest of YouTuber Raavan 00:48:26 - Wayanad Landslide and Vizhinjam Port controversy 1:08:08 - Recommendations Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji and Anakha C J  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss senior journalist R Rajagopal’s letter regarding the removal of his name from the electoral rolls, denying him renewal of his passport. They are joined by R Rajagopal himself and Shivasundar, a senior activist and researcher who has been studying the election process. In the second part of the episode, the hosts are joined by investigative journalist Jisha Surya, Chairman of KIMS Health, Dr M I Sahadulla, and medical researcher and educator Dr A Althaf. Audio timecodes:  00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Headlines  00:09:35 - SIR and issues 00:48:53 - PE in Kerala hospitals 1:19:46 - Recommendations Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Megha Mukundan and Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T and Sukanya Shaji Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.