Journalist TS Sudhir joins us for the discussion on Rajinikanth joining politics and he narrates the interesting history between AIADMK and Thalaivar. Public policy professional Meghnad joins us to express his views on Electoral Bonds for political donation. He also talks about the latest story on Aadhaar data exploitation for Rs 500. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal and Meghnad also discuss Sushil Gupta and ND Gupta chosen by the Aam Aadmi Party as its nominees for the January 16 Rajya Sabha polls. Manisha thinks Kumar Vishwas should have been given an opportunity, considering his work for the party. They also talk about the Bhima Koregaon violence, Kamala Mills fire and triple talaq case updates. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.
Reference links
Scroll: Enough silence: At Mumbai’s Ramabai colony, Dalit protestors say they face discrimination every day
NYT: Learning to Love Nehru
Documentary: Jai Bhim Comrade
Hindustan Times: If Dalits bore you, are you a bad person?
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