Soha Ali Khan stands in support of Anna Hazare against Anti Corruption

Corruption is one issue on which whole of India is standing together in support of Anna Hazare. Be it a common man or a celebrity, it’s the issue of which each and every Indian is tired of. Today it’s the tenth day Of Anna’s anti corruption movement but still government is acting like as nothing has happened.

Celebs like Shah Rukh Khan, Anupam Kher, and Om Puri stood in support of Anna, now it’s Soha Ali Khan who completely admires Anna and wants media to educate common people about Jan Lokpal Bill. She says, "I think that the issue of corruption is one that we are all have a united stand against.

The media should educate the public about the details of the Jan Lokpal Bill so that the people can make an informed decision whether to support it in part, entirely or not at all. Anna Hazare has done wonderful things for this country.

To imprison him and try to malign him comes across as a desperate attempt of distraction. There are many who support him - the voice of the people cannot and should not be ignored - the government should take this opportunity to address grievances seriously."

Well said Soha, it’s really a good message, hope government would soon listen us as Anna.

Amitabh To Act In A Film Based On Anna Hazare’s Protest Against Corruption

If you thought the whole Aarakshan experience would put off filmmaker Prakash Jha and actor Amitabh Bachchan from taking on the issue of corruption in Indian politics, think again!

Their next collaboration Satyagraha scheduled to go on the floors in January will address the ethos of a peaceful mass protest against corruption, an issue currently occupying much of the Indian middle class mind space thanks to Anna Hazare.

Cautious about revealing details on what sources close to Jha describe as his most hard-hitting film on politics and corruption in India, the filmmaker says, “I am at the moment working on the script of Satyagraha.

The actor will team up again with Jha to take on corruption in Indian politics.

It is about peaceful protest, though not on a pan India level. The cast is yet to be finalised, but Bachchan saab will be in the film.”

Apparently, Big B will play a Hazare-styled crusader who will take on the establishment in his fight against corruption.

The script, we hear, has gone into revision keeping in mind the charged socio-political mood of the Indian population.

However, there will be a big fundamental difference. Explains Jha, “The upsurge of mass protest against corruption that Anna Hazare has generated is indeed unprecedented and remarkable. However, what bothers me is that only one opinion is prevailing in this movement towards eradicating corruption, and that could damage the whole noble purpose of the protest. It is the Lok Pal bill the way Anna Hazare saab wills it to be, or not at all. There has to be a less hardline approach to a matter as deep-rooted as corruption. Also, the fight against corruption should be more focused and specific in its motivation. For instance, why not start by simply campaigning against anyone giving or taking a bribe?”

Bachchan’s character in Satyagraha will have plenty of elements of Hazare, but the film will make a marked departure from the ideology of an autonomous movement.

The protagonist takes on corruption at the state, not national level.

“Isn’t that the way my films and protagonists always are? I think it’s important for any movement to be rooted to a specific population. It’s the only way it can be effective,” says Jha. Source

Delhi based model Salina Wali Khan declares to strip if Government rejects the Jan Lokpal Bill

The wave of fighting corruption has taken a wide form and this movement started by Anna Hazare is gaining support from all!

On one hand when Anna is on his unbending decision of fasting, people around the country are also showing up their support in their own way. The latest of Anna’s supporter has come up in the form of Delhi based model Salina Wali Khan. She claims that she too has been a victim of corruption and is in full support of Anna to eradicate this evil from society.

And it’s not just the mere talks she has come up with, the lady has taken a bold step and has declared that she will strip incase the government turns down the Lokpal Bill. We know you all must be thinking of the similar statement that had come from end of Poonam Pandey; she too had said to strip if India wins the World Cup. And we know that her take was just for publicity but Salina calls her act a way of supporting this noble cause.

She said, "My decision is not for gaining publicity. I am not like other models who make controversial claims for grabbing eyeballs. I am not doing it to be famous but for the common people”.

Well, we really can’t say how true her words are but do you think this is the right way of rendering support?

John supports Anna by breaking anti-graft handi

Anna Hazare, who has been in talks for quite a time now has become popular not only in the northern region of the country but has also touch the actors in the South and west with his protest. The celebrities have started coming in support with the Gandhi of today and are doing something or the other to prove that they are in the favour of Anna Hazare.

The latest Bollywood spunk who has shown his concern for Anna is the hunk John Abraham who broke a special dahi handi named anti corruption handi with his forehead. “I am with Anna. All chors (thieves) should be thrown out,” said the actor after breaking the handi.

At the ceremony of breaking the handi on the occasion of Lord Krishna’s birthday, the actor was wearing the Gandhi cap and cheered up for the girls team. He also interacted with the people there in Marathi.

The actor had entered the Industry as a model but became a successful actor with some hits like Jism, Kaal, Dhoom and more. He is coming back on screen again with an action movie in Force.

We wish the actor all the best and hope that this movie will help him earn huge success.

The Architect of the Anna Hazare compaign

Shortly after Anna Hazare broke his fast-unto-death on 9 April, a group of young people encircled a small man with a black moustache at Jantar Mantar and began shouting the famous pre-independence slogan: Inquilab Zindabad! (Long Live Revolution!). He continued walking toward a group of cars when a young man wearing a red bandanna pushed through the crowd, blocking his way and screaming out, “Sir, don’t call off the fast. Repeat the revolution.” The man returned the smile, and slid into the car.

This man was Arvind Kejriwal, a 43-year-old social activist from East Delhi. Though Hazare is the recognised face of an anti-corruption campaign that began with his fast on 5 April, Kejriwal is the architect of the movement—the man journalists swarm to, seeking an interview. At press briefings, he often sits next to Hazare and helps the self-styled Gandhian handle tough questions: Kejriwal whispers into Hazare’s ear or scribbles key points on a piece of paper lying between them. When questions are posed to Kejriwal, he responds like an impassioned professor explaining a complicated problem—piling detail upon detail with the supreme confidence that his answer is the correct one. His essential message never changes: only a powerful independent anti-corruption agency, with wide-ranging authority and minimal government interference, can cure the plague of graft—and anything less will fail.

The ideas that would eventually lead to the Jan Lokpal Bill—and plans for a mass mobilisation to support it—had been on Kejriwal’s mind at least since September 2010, when public frustration with the inept preparations for the Commonwealth Games erupted into fury over evidence of widespread corruption. India’s middle classes, who already saw the event as a tremendous waste of money, were further enraged when the Games delivered nothing but international embarrassment and a multi-million rupee scam. Kejriwal, however, saw an opportunity to mobilise public opinion against corruption, and began to plot the course that would lead “Team Anna” into a high-profile showdown with the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition. He spent his days consulting with experts and prospective allies, from lawyers to bankers to former bureaucrats and religious leaders, as well as his colleagues in the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI). He devoted his nights to drafting and revising a bill to create a new Lokpal: an independent body vested with the extraordinary powers—to investigate, prosecute and sometimes even judge—that Kejriwal thought necessary to prevent any politician or bureaucrat from obstructing the agency’s work

The Numbers Keep Growing. No Stopping Anna Now.

People ask elected representatives to ‘represent’ them

The people’s movement of India against Corruption grows stronger as Anna’s fast completes a week. Indeed this is a welcome moment for our democracy that people are demanding accountability, and asking their MPs’ to make clear their stand on Jan Lokpal. In various places across the country, people peacefully gathered outsode theri MPs houses, other elected representatives too were appealed to similarly. Let this be underlined that we are going to our parliamentarians, who are the ultimate legislators, who shall be the ones enacting the Bill in the parliament.

Events happening across the country:

Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Cjandrashekhar addressed a 3000 strong public meeting at Freedom Park, Bangalore in support of the Jan Lokpal bill that he has submitted in parliament on August 8.

Baroda MP Balu Shukla, Rajendra Singh from Bhavnagar and P. Kiritbhai Solanki has declared written support to Anna Hazare. Contact: Vinod – 09825551238

Dharna outside house of Sanjay Nirupam by people, also filmmaker Ashok Pandit –Contact: Ashok – 9820154279

Around 100 people detained in Chanakyapuri Metro Station and Parliament Street each – Contact: Neelanshu – 9971669096 (Parliament Street), Satish Pandey: 9213499308

Peaceful group of girls who had gone with a flower have been detained in Chankyapuri station– Arunima – 9560786279, Santosh – 8527218191

Dharna outside JP Aggarwal’s house, Shahadara – MP –-Satender -9871386070

Dharna outside Muktar Abbas Naqvi’s house. Contact: Vijay – 9935991699

Dharna outside house of MP Inderjeet Rao by 1000 professionals and farmers from Gurgaon.- Contact: Ashwin- 8800278866

Dharna outside Sheela Dikshit’s , Kamal Nath’s and Subodh Kant Sahay’s residence.
Many MPs have said that they will fast beneath Gandhi’s statue tomorrow and join Anna’s demand for Jan Lokpal.

Madhusudan Yadav, MP of Rajanand gaon has given a letter of support to Anna
Letters of support were received from:

National Blind youth Association, Indian Joint Organisation of the Blind
Upbhokta Hitaarth Sansthaa
Bhaartiya Kisaan Union, Panipat, Bhartiya Kisaan Union, Haryana
Jan Shakti Tipachhiya Taxi Chaalak Sangh
Delhi Airport Association
District Bar Association, Bijnaur
Delhi Teacher’s Association
Jan Kisan Panchayat, Bikaner
Co-operative Bank Association
Delhi Saree mercantile Association
Eminent personalities like Maitreyi Pushpa, eminent writer and Dr. Ali Javed, Urdu writer and general secretary of Progressive Writers Association extended their support to Jan Lokpal and saluted the people’s uprising against corruption.

Film stars and prominent personalities back Anna

Hrithik Roshan supports Anna Hazare

Anna Hazare, and the movement led by him, has got the entire nation talking. More and more people are coming out in the open to express their views on the issue. Apart from the Ramlila Ground, social networking websites are also abuzz with ideas and slogans expressing varied views on the issue.

And now, jumping into the bandwagon of Anna supporters is none other than Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan.

“ANNA HAZARE's actions reflect a rare kind of selflessness. I support him!” posted the actor on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Anna Hazare supporters protest outside Sibal's house, 30 detained

Around 30 supporters of Anna Hazare were detained by Delhi Police for holding protests outside Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's residence in the national capital on Monday.

The protesters were detained under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act after they gathered outside Sibal's residence early in the morning and shouted anti-government slogans.

The protesters were reportedly responding to Hazare's call to picket homes of their local MPs demanding that the Jan Lokpal Bill be passed in the current session of Parliament.

Meanwhile, protesters also demonstrated outside Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence in the morning.

On Sunday, Hazare supporters had protested outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence. There were protests outside BJP leader Rajnath Singh's home as well. Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid was black-flagged in his constituency of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.