Does LDF or UDF have an edge in Kerala? | Transbill Horror | South Central 68

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The episode discusses the political landscape of Kerala's elections and the implications of the transgender amendment law.

This week South Central looks at Kerala’s elections and the transgender amendment law. Hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by MG Radhakrishnan, Sreejan Balakrishnan, and TNM’s Haritha John to unpack why the UDF may have a slight edge but no clear wave against Pinarayi Vijayan. In the second segment, Azeefa Fatima and Lakshmi Priya discuss the trans bill’s fallout, with reports of fear, threats, and uncertainty within the community. The 2026 reset: Assam to Puducherry Election Fund: https://pages.razorpay.com/zTQadhQFFT Once a month, we will invite one TNM subscriber to the show. Write to us on what you would like to speak about to southcentral@thenewsminute.com   Send your thoughts, suggestions and criticism as well. You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form . Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. Audio Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introductions 00:02:22 - Headlines 00:09:27 - Kerala Elections 00:51:39 - Trans Bill Horror 01:11:57 - Recommendations Check out the recommendations and references from this episode . Become a subscriber - Click here . Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.   To…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna

Guests: MG Radhakrishnan, Sreejan Balakrishnan, Haritha John, Azeefa Fatima, Lakshmi Priya

Topics covered

• Kerala elections
• transgender amendment law
• UDF vs LDF
• political commentary
• trans bill fallout

Keywords

• Kerala elections
• transgender law
• UDF
• LDF
• politics
• trans bill
• Azeefa Fatima
• Haritha John

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The News Minute

Places: Kerala, Assam, Puducherry

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