{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/65e31455dfdd5a00170c64e0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reporters Without Orders Ep 311: NL-TNM’s investigation into political funding ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/1709380628937-91d17eded1bfb9ff96d81ecc6d3bf691.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, host Sumedha Mittal<strong> </strong>is joined by <em>Newslaundry’s</em> Prateek Goyal and <em>The News Minutes’s</em> Korah Abraham.</p><p><br></p><p>Prateek and Korah were part of <em>Newslaundry</em> and <em>The News Minute</em>’s joint investigation on political funding. They found that in a five-year period, donations of nearly Rs 335 crore were made to the BJP by at least 30 companies that faced action by central agencies during that time period. They explain this unique pattern – and what happens when the companies skip donating to the BJP for a couple of years.</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 - Introduction</p><p>00:02:00 - Political funding</p><p>00:10:10 - Companies and BJP</p><p>00:25:34 - Recommendations</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Korah</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://caravanmagazine.in/magazine/2024/02\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Caravan February 2024 - The Military Under Modi</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Prateek</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.36d14d55-90ef-46e0-afec-86de3142b3b4?ref_=dvm_pds_gen_in_kk_s_gt_poacher_mkw_si5ka23DQ-dc&amp;mrntrk=pcrid_691799159420_slid__pgrid_160053863678_pgeo_9061645_x__adext__ptid_kwd-300058598795\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Poacher</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sumedha</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://scroll.in/article/1062580/why-hindutva-groups-want-to-reshape-birsa-mundas-legend#:~:text=By%20oversimplifying%20Munda's%20life%20story,the%20right%20to%20choose%20religion%E2%80%9D.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Hindutva groups want to reshape Birsa Munda’s legend</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar.</em></strong></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}