Samastha cannot dictate to Muslim women | CM Vijay’s PM dream | South Central 91

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss controversial remarks by Muslim religious leader Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar on women’s participation in public religious events.

They are joined by Shahina KK, Founder and Editor of Offbeat Concerns, and Sunaina Shahida Ikbal, Writer, Psychologist and Academician.

In the second part of the episode, the conversation turns to the growing calls for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay to become Prime Minister in 2029, and what the phenomenon says about celebrity politics, political cults and Vijay’s ambitions. The hosts are joined by journalist E.T.B. Sivapriyan.

Audio timecodes:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:30 - Headlines

00:09:37 - Grand Mufti - Statements, influence and pushback

00:48:26 - Vijay as PM

01:11:25 - Recommendations

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