TN and Kerala exit polls: Believable or not?

About this episode

The episode discusses the Kerala and Tamil Nadu exit polls and India's position in the World Press Freedom Index 2026.

In the first part of this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the Kerala and Tamil Nadu exit polls and the recent political developments in both states. They are joined by TNM’s Tamil Nadu bureau chief Shabbir Ahmed, Kerala bureau chief Haritha John, and senior reporter Azeefa Fathima. In the second part of the episode, the hosts discuss the World Press Freedom Index 2026, in which India has slipped down to 157. They are joined by senior journalist Laxmi Murthy, who is also the founder and co-editor of the Free Speech Collective. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:58 - Headlines 00:14:04 - Kerala & Tamil Nadu exit polls 00:51:25 - India slips in Press Freedom Index 1:18:15 - Recommendations Check out the recommendations and references from this episode . 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. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.   To check out our other shows, Click here   To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna

Guests: Shabbir Ahmed, Haritha John, Azeefa Fathima, Laxmi Murthy

Topics covered

• exit polls
• political developments
• Press Freedom Index
• India
• journalism
• media freedom

Keywords

• exit polls
• Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Press Freedom Index
• India
• politics
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Free Speech Collective

Places: Kerala, Tamil Nadu

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