"He got slapped! Only one slap?" Hazare had said to a group of journalists at Ralegan Siddhi when he learnt about the attack today.His snide remarks about physical attack on Mr. Sharad Power clearily shows the mind set of the self styled apostle of peace.Recently he had prescribed flogging for alcaholics.Even Bal Takare ,the Shiva sena leaders has cautioned about the intentions of Anna Hazare and depicted him as the 'Taliban Gandhi'  read more »

Anna Hajare’s movement is significant for India. With it many important issue have come within the radar of every sensitive and thoughtful Indian, like, the nature of parliamentary democracy, civil society, democratic values, peoples’ participation and representation in democracy, the deep seated anguish and sufferings of a common Indian due to all encompassing corruption, politicians and Political system. Every Indian has felt the need to get associated with all these issues.  read more »

Anna’s social fascism
By Kancha Ilaiah, The Deccan Chronicle, September 7, 2011
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/columnists/kancha-ilaiah/anna%E2%80%99s-s...
The recent happenings in Delhi around the issue of the Lokpal Bill have been celebrated by the media as people’s victory, pinned down on Team Anna Hazare. But the majority of the “masses” of this country, living in institutional caste and class enclosures, are not yet part of the “civil society” that the victorious group was talking about.  read more »