World Media Hails Anna Hazare

Bangalore: Anna Hazare today launched his protest fast at the historic Ramlila Maidan giving indications that it will be a prolonged one when he declared that he will not quit the venue till the Jan Lokpal Bill is brought. "We will not leave this ground till the Jan Lokpal Bill is brought," he declared from Ramlila Maidan, the venue of his campaign, after he came out of Tihar Jail and made a three- hour drive from the prison where he spent three nights. Today Anna Hazare has become the face of India's fight against corruption. He has taken that fight to the corridors of power and challenged the government at the highest level. People, the common man and well-known personalities alike, are supporting him and the hundreds are swelling to become thousands. Anna has also become the face of India with media all over the world educating its people about Anna Hazare and his movement for anti corruption. Media has played an important role in order to focus on the social issues in almost every era. The media has tracked the stage by stage crusade of the anti-corruption protest. Commenting on the protests and the Congress government we have many publications giving out their editorial opinions. Here is a list of editorials from the leading publications in India: The Times of India published an editorial as "Singh's government hasn't lacked good ideas. It implemented the RTI Act. It initiated the UID project and proposes better targeting of subsidy, both of which can reduce systemic leakage. The UPA must welcome people's call for accountability in public life, seizing the opportunity to both expeditiously settle the Lokpal issue and push systemic reform. Expectations in new, youth-driven India are higher than ever before - on the street, in college campuses, in company boardrooms. The PM must respond, as the reformist he's known to be."