{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_gvmw7raaa7l7qm4nrgfq","title":"South Central 94: Veeramani case, Reporter TV raid and ECI dissent","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/south-central-94-veeramani-case-reporter-tv-raid-and-eci-dissent-gvmw7raaa7","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_gvmw7raaa7l7qm4nrgfq","seq":643303,"kind":"article","title":"South Central 94: Veeramani case, Reporter TV raid and ECI dissent","url":"https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/09/29/south-central-94-veeramani-case-reporter-tv-raid-and-eci-dissent","summary":"How did allegations against a powerful mining baron remain buried for years, despite the police being alerted? In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the allegations surrounding Tamil Nadu mining baron Veeramani, the police investigation into the case, the raid on Reporter TV’s newsroom in Kerala and growing questions over dissent within the Election Commission of India. To discuss the first topic, the hosts are joined by TNM ’s…","published":"2026-09-29T09:35:23Z","seen":"2026-09-29T10:43:23Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newslaundry-com-377e5f","name":"newslaundry.com","domain":"newslaundry.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q99844616","name":"Newslaundry","type":"website","country":"IN","designations":["news website"]}},"via":"kite-newslaundry-com-377e5f","topics":["south central"],"entities":[{"id":"Q12989263","name":"Veeramani","type":"person"},{"id":"Q25894370","name":"Eci","type":"org"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newslaundry/2026-09-29/qfpd8ovv/YT-1-NL.jpg.jpeg?w=280","mentions":3,"story":"st_gvmw7raaa7l7qm4nrgfq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.4000000059604645,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6399999856948853,"political":0.3199999928474426}]}