India against corruption through application

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 18 August 2011, 00:17 IST
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Bangalore: If you want to support India Against Corruption, then all you need is just an application in your mobile phone. India Against Corruption, an independent body, is a movement against corruption for Jan Lokpal institution which would investigate corruption cases finish the investigation within a year and expects trial in the next one year. Since its commencement, the movement has been using mobile telephony as a medium to expand across the country. Now even an Android application joins in, which allows people to keep a track of the movement to show support and express opinion through polls. The application has eight tabs which are RSS Feeds (for latest news about the movement), events, Q&A, videos, polling, stay connected, write to us and donate (to donate money to support the movement). The RSS feeds administer news about the movement, whereas videos' section deals with prominent personalities speaking in favour of the movement. You can access the polling tab to vote for various aspects of the Jan Lokpal. Moreover, you are given the choice to either endorse the government version of the bill (completely or in parts) or the civil society version of the bill. Ten questions provided there will allow each one of you to vote for either civil society version or the government one or to remain neutral. The polling section gives us a chance to participate in a referendum of sorts. You can easily get yourself registered through the "Stay Connected" section by giving a missed call to +912261550789, which will not only register you but will also keep you informed about the movement. You can also record a Gtalk voice response in support (or against) the movement. You can get information regarding the protest venues in different cities and about other related events through the "events" section. You can all the answers to your queries regarding the criticism of the movement through Q&A section. You can send your feedback or can donate money for the movement through remaining two tabs. The donate tab helps you with all the address where you need to send your cheques to. For people, who want to transfer money through electronic means, there is a mobile number of Aswathi Muralidharan (09717460029) who will guide you through the payment process. The application also allows sharing through Facebook and Twitter. If you want to know about the movement, then downloading this application is a must. You can easily support the cause as it provides you the means to participate in the debate that is going around the movement, and you can show your support if it convinces you.