Thousands of people are protesting in India over the jailing of veteran anti-graft activist Anna Hazare. Hazare was detained earlier this week in an effort to prevent an indefinite hunger strike and mass demonstration in a New Delhi city park. Hazare and his supporters are seeking to create an independent anti-corruption agency, with sweeping powers to indict government officials. Earlier today, Indian officials announced they’ve reached a deal to release Hazare on Friday so he may begin his fast. Supporters outside the prison praised Hazare’s campaign.

Protester: “The way he has come up, you feel that there’s another Gandhi who’s just come in India. I believe he’s only seventh or eighth class pass or something. It doesn’t make a difference. But he appears to be such an honest person. And the way the country is moving, the way they’re supporting, it appears that we’ve got the right man — to support him.”

Protester: “These people [the politicians and bureaucrats] are swindling thousand and lakhs of crores [millions and billions]. They are swindling and filling their coffers. I don’t want this.”