Description: The CBI's investigation into the mysterious set of diaries has stalled, despite evidence of widespread corruption among top politicians and bureaucrats. Public-spirited citizens decide it is time to act. Journalist Vineet Narain picks up the story again and makes it a national issue through his video platform. Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani joins the crusade. Anil Divan,...
Description: The CBI's investigation into the mysterious set of diaries has stalled, despite evidence of widespread corruption among top politicians and bureaucrats. Public-spirited citizens decide it is time to act. Journalist Vineet Narain picks up the story again and makes it a national issue through his video platform. Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani joins the crusade. Anil Divan, a formidable lawyer is approached to take on the public interest litigation, a first-of-its-kind corruption petition. The petitioners want the court to push the CBI to investigate, given the evidence it has. Divan is sceptical about the outcome, but comes on board. The first phase of the litigation plays out.
Research and Writing:
Research Manager: Ramya Boddupalli
Legal Researcher: Uday Vir Garg & Vipinn Mittaal
Scriptwriter: Ramya Boddupalli
Script editor: Bhavya Dore
Fact checker: Vipinn Mittaal
Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan
Production:
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Producer: Abbas Momin
Producer/Sound Editor: Joshua Thomas
Production Assistant: Sakshi Nair
Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni
Graphic Designer: Sephin Alexander
Guest speakers in this episode include:
- Abani Sahu
- Ashok Kumar Panda
- Kamini Jaiswal
- Justice Mukul Mudgal
- Prashant Bhushan
- Sanjay Kapoor
- Shantonu Sen.
References
- Excerpts from Vineet Narain's Kalchakra report
- Clip from Anil Divan's interview with Bloomberg TV
- Excerpts from Justice JS Verma's interview on the Doordarshan show "Mindscapes: Conversations with Rajiv Mehrotra"
- News clip about Lalu Prasad Yadav's resignation sourced from WildFilmsIndia YouTube channel
- News clip of LK Advani's press conference from Associated Press Archive
- Indian Corruption Scandal Scindia
The full transcript and list of resources can be found here: https://www.anildivanfoundation.org/episode2
An Anil Divan Foundation Initiative