12 Eminent People Who Made Headlines In 2012


Bangalore: This year has been vivid with many controversies that sprawled in the political front in India, news that inspired and touched many hearts, even overwhelmed the readers. There are some who made the news for all the unlikely reasons and few for their undeniable courage. Here are the top 12 newsmakers of 2012, as listed by yahoo.com. These people made headlines and left their readers asking for more.  

Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal is the social activist turned politician who has raised questions and allegations on people, related to corruption issues and has spared no one. The promoter of India Against Corruption movement, has found the support of the millions of middle class Indians for his cause. He has been in news for raising plenty of corruptions allegations on some of the most influential people in India. He accused Robert Vadra with these charges, and the BJP President Nitin Gadkari too, then the Ex law Minister Salman Khurshid. He went on to Mukesh Ambani and jostled the political arena with remarks and questions which have been felt by the nation. His party, Aam Aadmi has appealed to many who trust his intentions to create a corruption free India.

Barack Obama
Barack Obama got re-elected this year as the U.S. President, and stole the spotlight. He was most prominently covered in news regarding his possibility of getting re-elected. The slowing economy of U.S. was seen as a major reason for him to lose, however he still won the election and became the 44th president. He has been in news for many of his political decisions, among which warning Syria against using chemical weapons and bringing back the U.S. troops from Afghanistan are some.

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