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Let Me Explain

Let Me Explain

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Welcome to Let Me Explain, a show from The News Minute that aims to break down complex topics in simple words. Hosted by our Reporting Head Pooja Prasanna, the show cuts through the noise of today’s fast-paced news cycle, to bring you in-depth insights and clarity. Whether it is politics, policies, infrastructure, or public health, she brings her extensive on-the-ground experience and thorough research to explain the facts that truly matter.

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Episodes
  • BJP got ₹ 6000 cr donations in a year: Who gave and why? | Let Me Explain | Pooja Prasanna
    Dec 26 2025

    In 2024–25, the BJP received over ₹6,000 crore in political donations - that’s about 85% of all donations.

    Much of this money came from large corporate donors, many operating in sectors heavily dependent on government contracts, approvals, subsidies, or regulation. This includes major business groups such as L&T, Tata Group, Megha Engineering (MEIL), and Mahindra Group.

    Many donors were also the companies under regulatory scrutiny, or recipients of major government contracts.


    What does it say about quid pro quo? What does this level of financial dominance mean for electoral competition and democratic accountability? Pooja Prasanna explains in this week’s Let Me Explain.


    For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.com


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    Produced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Pooja Prasanna, Camera by Ajay R, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Graphics by Jaseem Ali


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    11 mins
  • MGNREGA vs VB G RAM G: What Changes for States and Workers | Let Me Explain 106 | Pooja Prasanna
    Dec 21 2025

    MGNREGA allowed rural workers to ask the government for work and be paid if work was not provided. That basic promise shaped how the programme worked on the ground. Now, the Union government plans to replace MGNREGA with a new law called VB G RAM G, 2025. The new framework changes how jobs are approved, funded, and delivered. In this special episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna walks through what is changing and what it could mean for workers and states.


    For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.com


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    Produced by Bhuvan Malik, Script by Pooja Prasanna, Edited by Dharini Prabaharan.

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    10 mins
  • Kerala actor assault: Why proving conspiracy is hard in Indian law | Let Me Explain 105 | Pooja Prasanna
    Dec 20 2025


    The 2017 actor assault verdict has split Kerala. While six men were convicted for abducting and sexually assaulting an actor, Dileep, the alleged mastermind was acquitted of conspiracy charges.


    Protests followed, and the survivor issued a public statement saying justice felt incomplete. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down what the court accepted, what it rejected, and why proving criminal conspiracy is so difficult under Indian law.


    ➡️ Read our coverage of the case here: https://www.thenewsminute.com/topic/tnm-special-stories-kerala-actor-assault-case


    For suggestions and feedbacks, write to lme@thenewsminute.com


    Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme

    If you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wR

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    To support our team, contribute to our reporting fund: https://pages.razorpay.com/reporting-fund


    Produced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Lakshmi Priya, Edited by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Camera by Ajay R

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    13 mins
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