Hafta 165: Karnataka elections, Cobrapost, Ram Navami violence, Anna Hazare & more

Journalist Prabhu Mallikarjun joins the Hafta panel this week to talk about Karnataka elections and the Lingayat controversy. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Meghnad also discuss Cobrapost’s exposé. Raman tells us why he hates sting operations, while Madhu tells us why, in some cases, a sting operation is the only way forward. We also have Abhinandan telling the panel his ‘sting’ experience. The gang also talks about Cambridge Analytica and the data breach issue. There is also some discussion about how targetted advertisements on the internet can impact our lives. At last, they talk about Anna Hazare’s protest and why it wasn’t a big deal this time. Also, emails from our subscribers. Listen up, there is a song dedication too!

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Audio switching by Umrav Singh.

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