Newslaundry Podcast

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal fired​ MLA Sandeep Kumar ​when an ‘objectionable cd’​ showing Kumar having sex surfaced​, but should ​Kumar have been fired? ​And why is the media ​getting its knickers in a twist? ​There was a ​naked Jain monk ​in the Haryana assembly​ preaching misogyny​, Rahul Gandhi ​came out as less of a wuss in ​his case​ against the RSS​. Mihira Sood, a Supreme Court lawyer joins this episode of NL Hafta to discuss backlash against​ the conviction of​ Mahmood Farooqui​. And bringing joy to homes in North India,​ PM Narendra Modi pos​ed​ for Reliance Jio ads​. Listen up as Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Madhu Trehan, Deepanjana Pal ​and​ Manish​a​ Pande​, along with our special guest discuss this week's top news​. This time, ​instead of a song, ​we have a poem dedication, read by Amitabh Bachchan​.​ Enjoy!​For reference links, visit: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/09/03/hafta-83-should-media-have-bothered-about-aaps-mantrisexscandal/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-