Raavan arrests and policing dissent in Andhra Pradesh | South Central 83

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first dives into the repeated targeting of YouTuber Raavan, who has been arrested five times over speeches critical of the Andhra Pradesh government, including one containing a controversial remark about Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. The hosts are joined by senior journalist C Vanaja and Prof Murali Karnam of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.

In the second half of the episode, journalists Jisha Surya and Indulekha Aravind join the panel to discuss two major developments in Kerala - the recent landslide in Wayanad and the political confrontation between the UDF and the LDF over the Adani Group’s decision to sell their stake in Vizhinjam Port to a Switzerland-based company.

Audio timecodes:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:32 - Headlines

00:10:42 - The arrest of YouTuber Raavan

00:48:26 - Wayanad Landslide and Vizhinjam Port controversy

1:08:08 - Recommendations

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