In this week's episode of South Central, Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the life and legacy of V.S. Achuthanandan with environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan and senior journalist Sreejan Balakrishnan.

Then, they look at the recent gag orders related to reporting on Dharmasthala, and revisit older allegations and data on deaths in the temple town, with TNM’s Karnataka Bureau Chief Anisha Sheth.

Audio Timecodes 

00: 00:00- Introduction

00:01:20- Headlines 

00:08:09- Support TNM

00:09:50 - VS Achuthanandan's Legacy 

01:10:02- Dharmasthala Case & Gag Orders 

1:31:12- Recommendations

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