Anna upset over poor response in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, 19 Feb 2013 (DHNS): The much-publicised first visit of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare cleary turned out to be a damp squib with only a few hundred people turning up at the event in Hyderabad.
Anna did not mince words while expressing his disappointment over the miserable response he got in the State capital. “The turnout is poor,” the anti-graft icon said more than once during his hour-long speech.
However, he cloaked his disappointment by saying that he was encouraged by the number of youngsters in the crowd. “I see quite a lot of youngsters in the crowd, and they are the future of the country. If I can enlighten them against corruption, my purpose will be served,” he said.
With the aim of challenging the UPA government’s policies, “Jantantra Morcha” organised this public meeting at a college ground in Secunderabad.
It was scheduled to take off at 3 pm, but with just empty chairs surrounding the podium, the organisers kept postponing it, hoping for some more people to gather. But, even at 6 pm, when the social activist rose to speak, there were only a few who had turned up to listen to his speech.
Overcoming his initial disappointment, Anna declared, “In this country of 1.2 billion people, I am confident that I will be successful in awakening at the conscience of least 60 million public. Once I achieve this, it is enough to force the government to bring about the much-needed changes in the system.”
“By the next elections, we should have a ‘right to reject’ option while voting. If a majority of the voters use this option, then elections will be held again,” Anna said.
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Philip Mudartha, Qatar | Tue, February-19-2013, 11:57 |
Middle class Indians have split morality. They condemn corruption in public. But are corrupt in private. They justify personal private corruption as a necessity (I cannot defeat the system). Who is this system ? someone else but me! Anna Hazare and his anti-corruption movement began well. But it lost steam about 14 months back. When and because it allied and took organizational support from right-wing forces including BJP proxies. Anna s credibility dived. His three days fast in Mumbai (28-30 Dec 2011) was a washout. Arvind Kejriwal took cue from this failure and split from his mentor on differences on strategy. Arvind is a man with a purpose which should be close to every right thinking Indian. His shock and awe tactics, sort of intellectual bush war tactics of Naxalites were the right too, but for a flaw: its dependence on prime time TV. The owners of prime time TV soon found out that he is dangerous to their business! Arvind has to find a new medium to reach the people and create the critical mass required for a revolution. Will he find it? I hope he will. I want he should. For our sake, for the sake of honest men and women in India. It would be a tragedy if he fails. | |
Ronald Sabi, Moodubelle | Tue, February-19-2013, 6:41 |
Annaji you can blame only yourself! It is because of your unstable twists and U-turns. Your tail started a new company and doing same circus like other veterans!! |