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ContributeDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal fired MLA Sandeep Kumar when an ‘objectionable cd’ showing Kumar having sex surfaced, but should Kumar have been fired? And why is the media getting its knickers in a twist? There was a naked Jain monk in the Haryana assembly preaching misogyny, Rahul Gandhi came out as less of a wuss in his case against the RSS. Mihira Sood, a Supreme Court lawyer joins this episode of NL Hafta to discuss backlash against the conviction of Mahmood Farooqui. And bringing joy to homes in North India, PM Narendra Modi posed for Reliance Jio ads. Listen up as Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Madhu Trehan, Deepanjana Pal and Manisha Pande, along with our special guest discuss this week’s top news. This time, instead of a song, we have a poem dedication, read by Amitabh Bachchan. Enjoy!
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