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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Sonia, PM, Advani: Anna speaks plain.


Excerpts of his remarks on the Prime Minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and even opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch L K Advani: On the PM: The PM is a good man, incorruptible. But he is surrounded by many others who feel they are prime ministers. No one listens to him. He is being remote-controlled. His authority is limited. 

On Sonia Gandhi: She is not assertive enough on corruption. I met her but if she were serious about fighting corruption she should have pushed a strong Jan Lokpal Bill. Whether it is Sonia Gandhi or Manmohan Singh, they should remember that Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister not because of Congress workers, but because she had worked for the poor.

On Advani's rathyatra against corruption: I do not support his yatra. If BJP is serious about fighting corruption why not they come out in the open in support of the Jan Lokpal Bill. 

On Digvijay Singh: He is my old friend (smiles). He used to touch my feet everywhere he would meet me. Now he calls me an RSS man. I don't know what happened to him. 

On Swami Agnivesh: He is not part of our team since we decided that till he stops going to the ministers again and again we cannot associate us with him. He keeps going to the ministers. 

On the mass support he received: I never thought that lakhs and crores would support me. I think it is God's work. Earlier only a few thousands or ten thousand would join me in my movements. 

Anna Hazare Interview