Ailing Anna Calls off Fast, Team Withdraws Jail Bharo Agitation


Ailing Anna Calls off Fast, Team Withdraws Jail Bharo Agitation

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 28 (PTI): Smarting under poor response and bad health, Anna Hazare today called off his fast a day ahead of schedule and repeated his threat to campaign against Congress in the five poll-bound states for not brining a strong Lokpal.

The 74-year-old activist made the surprise announcement midway through his three-day fast at MMRDA grounds which reported poor attendance of people for the second continous day, in stark contrast the mass swelling in Delhi earlier this year during his three fasts.

Hazare did not make any reference to the earlier plans of coming to Delhi for a dharna of the residence of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and about the jail bharo agitation (filling up of jails) after that.

"...Whatever we are seeing today in Parliament is tragic. So I have decided to call off the fast today. There is only one way now. We will make a programme in the five states and go and awaken people there. I will tell them don't vote for traitors," he told a sparsely attended protest meeting in the afternoon.

"Now two years are left for the general elections. In between, I will go to various parts of the country and keep awakening the people till next general elections," he said. The ending of the fast by Hazare, who was having fever of 100 degree F, came doctors advised him to call off his protest saying continuing it will lead to kidney failure.

Hazare said he was already fasting four days before the start of the protest strike yesterday here.

Meanwhile, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of a 'jail bharo' agitation which was to start from Friday.

 

  

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  • Harry, Kundapur

    Sun, Jan 01 2012

    well said brother, hats off to your veiw. GOOD LUCK and Happy New year.

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  • George D'Souza, Mangalore

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    WITH ANTI CORRUPTION MOVEMENT,I ACCEPTED ANNA AS A "SAVIOUR" OF INDIA AND FOLLOWED HIM.BUT WHEN ANNA ALLOWED THE MOVEMENT TO BE POLITISIZED I REALISED THE MOTIVE OF ANNA AND HIS TEAM,AND COMMENTED IN THIS COLOUM "ANNA IS A WOLF IN THE FORM OF SHEEP" AND TODAY THAT IS PROVED TO ME.NOW ANNA IS A"TRAITOR" TO ME.HOW SAD.FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION(CORRUPTION PREVAILS IN ALL POLITICAL PARTIES)
    BECAME FIGHT AGAINST CONGRESS.ANNA BETRAYED ME AND THE NATION.

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  • mrafi KC Road, Dubai, Mangalorem

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Why Anna wearing Topi instead of RSS cheddi. Please Anna remove your topi this is shame to our father of the nation Mahatma Gandhiji...People are not fool... Mera Bharath mahan.

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    No Doubt one fine day BJP will split and form Anna BJP.

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  • paddu, mangalore

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    jago anna jago ..we all thammas with you...

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  • anamika, Mangalore

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    The last picture reveals itself the true colour of Anna Hazare. It's evident , his fight is against congress and not corruption. I was a fool to admire him till yesterday..

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  • Hanumantha, Mangalore/Doha

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Is this true??Ex-BMC deputy commissioner Khairnar calls Anna 'coward'

    Also Anna is a RSS Man.

    Read the news in link below..

    http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kairnar-calls-anna-coward-military-deserter-anna/1/165874.html

    Please read the link and justify yourselves









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  • santhosh, mangalore

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Mr sandesh your anna's drama is over, whom you support anna or bjp both are same in anti lokpal bill they don't want to take corruption completely they want to keep some thing. then only they can build their party by operation kamala .come on is this the way your supporting to build the nation?,80 years old how can manage to get 40 lakhs for use less darana. did he has a thought to help for poor people?

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Anna sat on a biased cross wall and had a great fall!! Who pushed him?...own party mates!?

    DisAgree [3] Agree [22] Reply Report Abuse

  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Anna, why did you call off your fast and your team withdraws jail bharo agitation. People are loosing confidence in you since you are targeting other parties. This will not help you in any way. Achieve your goal and succeed in it. You will get more support and I will be one of them. So, please stop criticizing other parties.

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  • afra ashfaq, mangalore-jeddah/saudi arabia

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    yes keep going annaji. And good that u had broke your fast!!!! iam just 11 but i can understand lokhpal bill..

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  • Avinash, UDUPI

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Anna HARA RE

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  • Avinash, UDUPI

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    Anna HARA RE

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  • vnayak, mangalore/switzerland

    Thu, Dec 29 2011

    I have lost faith in Anna since he came to Bangalore recently and did not say one word against the corruption of the BJP in the state.He was still condemning congress in Delhi. We can clearly see where his bias is.

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  • zameer, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    from d day first i know that anna s a big hipocratic person

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  • M.SHAMEEM ANSARI, BAHRAIN

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    THE ANNA LOOKS LIKE A MODERN TUGALAK. IT IS BECAUSE TUGALAK IN HIS REGIME CHANGED HIS CAPITAL FROM DELHI TO SIKRI.NOW ANNA CHANGED HIS PLACE OF PASTING DELHI TO MUMBAI !!!!

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Anna ki natak katham. Abhi Baba will appear again. But as a Indian We hate corruptions of all political parties.

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  • Hemant Hegde, Brahmavar / Dubai

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    His team realized they cannot collect money like what they did in Delhi, Mumbaikars are genuine and know his political motive, make money and defame Congress. I think Anna is used by his team as most dangerously against democracy. He is becomming arrogant people be beware.

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  • Vincy, Ferar/Sharjah

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    YE OLDMAN ANNA SYSTEM BADHALNE CHALE HAI... DO HAZAAR SAAL PEHELE EK YOUNGMAN SYSTEM BADALNE CHALA THA... USKO LOGONE SOOLIPE CHADAYA THA...

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  • advice, ibrahim/saudi

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    IT IS BETTER TAKE REST BY ANNA HAZARE. ALREADY AGED. NOT TO GO FOR AGINATION.

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  • vashal, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    This is anna Movement. Fighting against Congress.What happened Yesterday in Parliament & Why BJP shown its color.Why now anna is keeping quiet.why he never spoke against BJP.This team is a true BJP RSS chelas which made a plan to root out congress from Center.However Sonia & Some good minister try their best to bring the so called Strong Lokpal Bill.

    This is what BJP & its parent organisation did and trying hard to manipulate the Indian Voters & divide the Nation into pieces.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Anna is losing steam due to his biased policies!!

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  • Rohan, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Flop show -
    Now ppl realised abt hazare's intention. they came to know abt his RSS back ground...
    Everybody knows that he is puppet of RSS who is diguised as Gandhian-Surprisingly killer of mahathma gandhi using name of Mahathma for their dirty politics-
    shame on you hazare-

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  • Tony Francis, Udupi

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Any "Buddu" can understand Anna's motto is to call for anti-congress in the name of anti corruption. Wait and since lot of people have started realizing the fact. Watch his face carefully, how cruel his looks are !

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  • M G Shiroor, Kundapur

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Arey bhai, Indian public itni bhi bewaqoof nahi ke Anna ko samajh na sake.

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  • nagendra nayak, Kudremukh

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Dear Anna, Like Millions I was your follower until it was clear that you are a RSS Man. This is the same organization which Killed our Mahatma Gandhi, Planned Babri Masjid demolition and hundreds of riots against Muslims, Christians, Dalits, Sikhs, etc. Also you never talked about corruption in BJP ruled states and praised the Mass Murderer Modi. Instead of campaning against Congress, you should join BJP and fight election. I was not a Congress supporter, but now my vote is for CONGRESS.

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  • shaim, manglore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    mr deva agla ann ka fast ko just anna .ramdev and do teen loog honge bus loog anna ka drama ko samje nelagga hai anna itnna saaf dikta hai utnna saf nai hai !!!!

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  • Sudheer, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    This time Anna's show was flop. Only 250 people at Delhi & 4000 people at Mumbai. No option other than ending his fast.

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  • Aziz Byari, Udupi/Riyadh

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Dear Annaji, good you break the fast. Your movement got politicized by your own people and they are ambitious not got clean image like yours. You cannot target single party for corruption. All parties are equally responsible for corruption in India. If you are going against any particular party then it will take political color, which is not good for noble movement like yours. That is the reason less response for your movement.

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  • Prem, Moodbidri

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    The writing was on the wall, every one knew this is going to happen. When he first started the agitation he was fighting for a noble cause but as days passed he started to act as biased against one party. Now he is again proving that he is indeed biased and not the honest person as projected by media by going to the poll bound state and campaigning against one party. If he was true to himself then he should have campaigned against all the corrupt candidates and not against any party. Right now in his view if congress does corruption that is called corrupt but some other party is included he will say i dont want to comment.
    When the cause is lost then no one will stand with him in his fight against corruption

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  • Dave, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    THANK U ANNA-
    We R with U-
    The Team members are using u to further their ambitions to become leaders.
    They were asked why they were not going on fast- they shied away from replying.
    They were dividing us by sticking with some parties HIDDEN AGENDAS-
    We WANT to fight Corruption by ALL- not by Congress ONLY.
    MAY BETTER SENSE PREVAIL.
    We Want a united FIGHT against CORRUPT & CORRUPTION.
    Not divide & rule for only somebodies GAIN. GIVE & TAKE SHOULD BE THE FUTURE & NOT BLACK MAIL TACTICS ADOPTED BY ILL ADVISED.
    JAI ANNA & THE CAUSE not devious means to achieve somebodies agendas.

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  • Rathnakar A, Shirva

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Some Comments I saw which is true:

    Indians are the biggest enemies of Indians. we deserve to be a third world country. We deserve to have thousands of crores stolen from us. If we cannot differentiate men of integrity from men trying to obfuscate issues, then we deserve the leaders we get. Amazing how those opposed to Anna are diluting the movement. If Anna does not represent you - that's perfectly fine. Does the Govt. having administrative control over the CBI represent you? Does a clause that penalizes the complainant more than than the corrupt represent you? Does a LokPal appointmented by members of the Govt. represrnt you? Why don't we just appoint the Home Minister as LokPal and be done with it? Maybe that would represent you.
    Anna is against CORRUPT and LOOTER Parliamentarians, not PARLIAMENT. Jai ANNA HAZARE !!!
    People cannot make Laws on Street, but Parliament can be used for SCAMS and LOOT. Jai ANNA HAZARE !!!
    Supporting this movement might just bring about a positive change in our system. Opposing it will definitely not help anyone, except for the corrupt politicians. So please, don't blatantly dismiss this as "blackmail", or "RSS agenda" and extend your support to it. Jai Hind.

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  • Avil Dalmeida, Moodubelle/Dubai

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    Anna please clarify us weather your agitation is anti Congress or anti corruption.You know what B.J.P did in Parliment Yesterday.So please dont target any party so you will get more support.

    DisAgree [12] Agree [78] Reply Report Abuse

  • Francis, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Wed, Dec 28 2011

    It means he dont want to die for the nation but he want to do something for the nationa!!! Keep going!!!!

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