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Why Dashwanth Was Acquitted | RSS Marches, Lathis and Secular Space
Season 1 · Episode 47

Why Dashwanth Was Acquitted | RSS Marches, Lathis and Secular Space

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South Central · The News Minute

October 17, 20251h 29m

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Show Notes

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth first discuss the Supreme Court’s acquittal of Dashwanth, convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a minor girl in Tamil Nadu. They are joined by Azeefa Fathima, TNM’s head of Breaking News. In the second part of the session, the hosts discuss the RSS’s centenary year and the outfit’s presence in the southern states. They are joined by historian and author V Geetha, and TNM’s Executive Editor Sudipto Mondal.


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Audio Timecodes 

00:00:00- Introduction 

00:01:35: Diwali Offer

00:02:48 - Headlines 

00:12:18 - Dashwanth Case  

00:43:38- RSS in south India

01:24:05- Recommendations 


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Produced by Bhuvan Malik, edited by Jaseem Ali and written by Sukanya Shaji.



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