South Central 40 | Election Commission's Credibility Crisis & The Nun Who Took Bishop Franco to Court

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the ‘vote chori’ press conference by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, issuing a seven-day ultimatum to Rahul Gandhi and anyone else casting doubts on the election process. Senior investigative journalist and Executive Editor of The Scroll, Supriya Sharma, joins them.

In the second part of the discussion, the hosts discuss the criminal trial of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, a powerful priest of the Catholic church. Franco was tried for rape, based on a complaint by a nun–the first ever such case in the country. They are joined by Nidhi Suresh, who spoke to the survivor nun, to trace her side of the story.

Audio Timecodes 

00:00:00- Introductions

00:03:54 - Headlines 

00:13:35 - Election Commission 

00:51:27 - Nun who took Bishop Franco to court 

01:08:50- Letters 

01:20:32 - Recommendations 

Read Nidhi Suresh's Story: Against God’s men: A nun, a bishop, and the trial of India’s Catholic Church

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Produced by Bhuvan Malik, edited by Jaseem Ali, written by Sukanya Shaji.

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