While Anna Hazare’s hunger-strike campaign has brought tens of thousands to the streets, he has vocal critics within the government and among some Indian activists. Writing in the Hindu newspaper, the Indian author Arundhati Roy writes, “While his means may be Gandhian, Anna Hazare’s demands are certainly not.” Roy writes that Gandhi would have been dismayed by Hazare’s vision of an all-powerful, centralized ombudsman.
Arundhati Roy Criticizes Hunger Strike Demands of Anti-Corruption Activist Anna Hazare
HeadlineAug 22, 2011