Anna Hazare: A fasting Gandhian at the heart of India

This is about India, not me, says Anna Hazare

Anna invokes memories of the revolutionary leader Jayaprakash Narayan's call for sampoorna kranti ("total revolution"). The stage that has been set at Jantar Mantar displays the images of those whom Anna has considered his heroes: Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi.

Anna is not overtly political, but his views on politics are strong. He speaks the language of the people. "You cannot trust political parties. They are all corrupt," he observes. "There might be good individuals in politics. I appeal to everyone to quit supporting parties and support those in whom they see a reflection of their own ideals," he adds.

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• Fast to death
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