Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has once again succeeded in raising support for his fight against corruption. The 74-year-old Gandhi-inspired campaigner was arrested and sent to Delhi’s Tihar Jail on 16 August after threatening to stage a public hunger strike in protest against the Indian government’s new anti-corruption bill. The bill proposes that an ombudsman be responsible for investigating and prosecuting corrupt government officials, politicians and bureaucrats. However, senior judges and the prime minister are excluded from the purview of the ombudsman.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets following Hazare’s imprisonment. The movement even inspired supporters from the Indian diaspora in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hazare was released on 19 August after reaching an agreement with the government that gave him permission to conduct a public hunger strike for 15 days.
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