Hafta 106: Panneerselvam vs Sasikala, The Telegraph lay-offs and more

A lot has been happening in Chennai. Current Chief Minister Panneerselvam has revolted against J Jayalalithaa loyalist Sasikala and has refused to vacate the chief minister’s post for her. The regular Hafta gang, that is, Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Deepanjana Pal and Manisha Pande are joined by Dhanya Rajendra, editor-in-chief of The News Minute, who sheds light on the political drama unfolding in Tamil Nadu. We also discuss the contempt notice sent to the Calcutta High Court judge by the Supreme Court for accusing colleagues of corruption. And, is field reporting a thing of the past? We discuss lay-offs in the media, in light of the spate of the most recent ones at The Telegraph.

All this and a lot more discussed and dissected on this episode. Listen up!

For reference:

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2. A Review of #NL Hafta from Shobhit Trehan, Mohit Singh and Bhavesh Bhatt
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4. Swarajya: DeMo Critics Need To Pipe Down: FM’s Deposit Numbers Suggest Big Black Money Catch
5. Watch: Dr Kumar Vishwas on Rani Padmini
6. The Indian Express: Big Brother is winning
7. Atlantic: My President Was Black
8. Chuskipop.com’s podcast on Soundcloud
9. The Guardian: Sex doesn’t sell any more, activism does. And don’t the big brands know it
10. Scroll.in: A Ramayana told through Ravana’s eyes captures the pain of Sri Lanka’s war-affected women
11. Watch: Shiv Kumar Batalvi Interview

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