Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the public equity investments in Kerala’s health sector and how they pose the risk of prioritising profit over patient care. The hosts are joined by investigative journalist Jisha Surya, Chairman of KIMS Health, Dr M I Sahadulla, and medical researcher and educator Dr A Althaf.

In the second part of the episode, the hosts discuss senior journalist R Rajagopal’s letter regarding the removal of his name from the electoral rolls, denying him renewal of his passport. They are joined by R Rajagopal himself and Shivasundar, a senior activist and researcher who has been studying the election process.

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