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Why doesn't the RSS register itself as an organisation? The debate may be making headlines today, but it began more than 50 years ago when an RSS insider took the organisation to court.  In this episode of Let Me Explain , Pooja Prasanna traces the legal history of the RSS through court records, charity proceedings and tax disputes.  How did the RSS describe itself before different autho...

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Many of you would have read about 20-month-old Arshith who died in Kerala. Doctors documented around 100 injuries on his tiny body. His step father has been arrested for the crime. But could Arshith have been saved? TNM has accessed a shocking 16-minute audio of Arshith’s grandmother pleading with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) —weeks before his death.  Watch this week’s Let Me Exp...

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Tamil Nadu politics is going through a major shift. For decades, the DMK and AIADMK dominated the state’s political landscape. But Vijay’s entry through TVK is beginning to disrupt that balance. As AIADMK MLAs resign and move toward TVK, conversations around “horse trading” have entered Tamil Nadu politics in a big way. But what exactly is horse trading? How do political defections work in India?...

CBSE’s digital evaluation rollout was supposed to modernise India’s examination system. Now serious questions are being raised about accountability. Why did CBSE roll out the system without proper regional trials? Why are ethical hackers alleging vulnerabilities in the platform? And what role did Coempt Edu Teck, the company linked by many to the on-screen marking system, play in this rollout? In...

For years, India’s economy was projected as one of the world’s fastest-growing success stories. But long before the Iran-Israel-US war pushed oil prices higher, warning signs had already begun to appear - falling wages, weak demand, slowing exports, struggling MSMEs, and a weakening rupee. So did the war trigger India’s economic stress? Or did it simply expose deeper problems that were already bui...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu wants people to have more children. The AP government is now offering Rs 30,000 for a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth. At first, this may sound like just another political headline. But behind it lies a real anxiety shared by many southern states — falling fertility rates, ageing populations, shrinking workforces, and fears of losing political...

BJP leader Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhagirath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a minor. But the case has raised several disturbing questions.  Why was there a delay in action? Why did a counter FIR appear first? Did the police follow procedure? And why did sections of the media and social media begin targeting the minor? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down...

Kerala’s 2026 Assembly results may look like a return to its familiar pattern of alternating power between the LDF and UDF. But look closer, and this isn’t just a routine correction. The LDF fell from 99 seats to 35. The CPI(M) dropped to 26, its lowest in years. 13 ministers lost. Strongholds flipped. Even Dharmadam saw unusual vulnerability. But this wasn’t just anger or anti-incumbency. It also...

The DMK’s defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections was not a simple one. This was not just a change of government. 15 ministers lost their seats. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin lost from Kolathur, a constituency he had held since 2011. After more than three decades, he will not be in the Assembly. But this result cannot be explained as straightforward anti-incumbency. There was no single dominant...

Seven MPs leave the Aam Aadmi Party. The BJP moves closer to a majority in the Rajya Sabha. And a law meant to stop defections appears to have enabled one. When Raghav Chadha and six other MPs switched sides, the Rajya Sabha Chairman accepted it as a “merger” under the anti-defection law. But was it really a merger — or a coordinated defection? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna bre...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu says there is “no threat” to southern states from delimitation. He has backed assurances that all states will see a proportional increase in seats. But these assurances are not part of any law. In this episode of Let Me Explain , Pooja Prasanna breaks down Naidu’s current stand, how it differs from his earlier concerns about population-based represen...

Can a Prime Minister use a national address during elections to attack the opposition? And what happens when that speech is broadcast on state-funded platforms? In this episode of Let Me Explain , Pooja Prasanna breaks down the controversy around Narendra Modi’s April 18 address about the Women Reservation bill, during the Model Code of Conduct period. From repeated references to opposition partie...

Tamil Nadu’s 2026 Assembly election is shaping up to be more complex than a simple DMK vs AIADMK contest. With new entrants like Vijay’s TVK, the BJP pushing for space, and shifting alliances, multiple factors are influencing the outcome. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna and Azeefa Fathima break down the key factors shaping this election, from alliances and anti-incumbency to welf...

What is delimitation and why is it suddenly at the centre of political debate? With a proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats to 850, the key issue is not just expansion, but redistribution. If population becomes the basis, do states that controlled population growth lose political weight? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna explains how delimitation works, the concerns raised by southe...

From the Sengol controversy and PM Narendra Modi’s Chola outreach to the politics around Keezhadi and Tamil identity, history is no longer just about the past in Tamil Nadu, it has become part of the political battlefield. In this episode of Let Me Explain, PoojaPrasanna breaks down how BJP and DMK are using history, archaeology, religion, and cultural symbols to shape political narratives, and wh...

From delayed cylinders to shut kitchens, slowing factories, and rising black markets, the LPG shortage is affecting both daily life and the economy. What looks like a supply issue is actually linked to a global conflict, import dependence, and gaps in India’s energy planning. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down what caused the LPG crisis, how the government responded, and...

Kerala election 2026: For decades, power has alternated every five years in Kerala. But in 2021, that cycle broke when CPI(M)’s Pinarayi Vijayan came to power for the second time. Now, in 2026, he is seeking a third consecutive term. Is there anti-incumbency after a decade in power? Can the Congress convert its recent momentum into votes? Will the BJP’s targeted strategy pay off? How are voter exp...

Every election in India looks like a scoreboard—vote share, turnout, seat count. But there’s one number you rarely see: the real cost of fighting elections. While the official spending cap is Rs 40 lakh per candidate, ground reports suggest that serious candidates often spend up to Rs 20–30 crore per constituency. So where does this money come from? And how is it actually used? In this episode of...

A BJP candidate’s speech in Kerala’s Guruvayur has sparked controversy after he asked why the constituency does not have a Hindu MLA and invoked the temple deity in his campaign. Kerala BJP vice president and Guruvayur candidate B Gopalakrishnan framed the election around religious identity, raising concerns about whether such appeals violate India’s Model Code of Conduct. Critics argue that elect...