{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/686e29c1e52066772f7462df/6ad8b91bf92693313cb8ef6d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Being apolitical in India is a luxury and an illusion  | LME 171 | Pooja Prasanna","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/686e29c1e52066772f7462df/1792588013582-01d74623-e07f-4bf5-8c80-c4c1406d9c3a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Being apolitical is laziness and an illusion.</p><p><br></p><p>When issues like exam leaks, food inflation, or infrastructure failures arise, many ask why everything must be &quot;politicized.&quot; But staying silent is a privilege for those buffered by private backups, leaving vulnerable communities to face state machinery alone. </p><p><br></p><p>You can stay away from politics, but politics will never ignore you. Because politics is the price of your groceries, the condition of your roads, the speed of your Wi-Fi, and even the air you breathe.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of #LetMeExplain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the myth of being an apolitical citizen.</p><p><br></p><p>Like LME? Support the show: <u><a href=\"https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme</a></u></p><p>Like our journalism? Become a subscriber: <u><a href=\"https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription</a></u></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced by Megha Mukundan, script by Pooja Prasanna, camera by Ajay R, edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Jaseem Ali</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry .com"}