This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan are joined by Amit Kumar, executive editor of EastMojo. 

Amit explains the ongoing assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland and why he thinks Tripura “might be the most interesting state in 2023 for elections”. The panel discusses how the BJP has made itself attractive in Nagaland, a Christian state, and the RSS’s presence in the Northeast. They also talk about the media’s coverage of movements in these states.

The conversation also briefly touches upon the Pawan Khera incident and the BJP’s response, and why it’s not “just about politics” when it comes to the saffron party.

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Song:  Hat Ja Bajoo Nahin To Uda Doonga

Timecodes

00:00:05 - Introduction

00:02:58 - Headlines

00:12:29 - Nagaland election

01:00:03 - BJP’s politics 

01:19:11 - Subscriber mails

01:30:33 - Recommendations

References

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Recommendations

Amit Kumar

EastMojo

Feel Better, Live More

Huberman Lab Podcast

Manisha

George Soros interview (1998)

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Monu Manesar: A story of violent vigilantism in the name of ‘gau-raksha’, armed with state support

Abhinandan

Golden Goose

Full Match - Liverpool VS Real Madrid 

Anand

Death, be not loud: Media ignores the major but silent killers. That has costs

Raman

An Action Hero

हरियाणा: गौरक्षकों द्वारा जुनैद और नासिर का अपहरण, हत्या, शव गाड़ी सहित आग के हवाले

Check out our previous Hafta recommendations.

Produced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Hassan Bilal.