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India’s food safety crisis and BJP’s political reshuffle | South Central 89

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In this week’s episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss raids and inspections across the country at restaurants and the prevalence of contaminated food even at top-end eateries. They are joined by food influencer and author Krish Ashok and TNM reporter Shivani Kava.In the second part of the discussion, the hosts discuss the BJP’s big political reshuffle. They are joined by Aditya Menon, journalist and Political Editor at The Quint.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:13 - Headlines00:08:38 - Food Safety in India00:51:02 - BJP rejig and PM CARES fund01:19:34 - RecommendationsGet special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=scCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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