Anna is no Gandhi

Anna Hazare has galvanized the sentiments of educated Indian people against corruption. His efforts are praiseworthy. I also appreciate the role played by members of Anna team in making the Union Government respond to the issue.

But Anna is deficient in harnessing restless mood of Indian people particularly the poor masses reeling under poverty, price-rise, corruption and above all extreme insensitivity of the Union and local governments. The salt on their wounds have been rubbed by Montek Singh Ahluwalia the dy.charman of so-called Planning Commission and the economist PM Manmohan Singh  who have made all the paupers rich overnight by empowering them with a wand of @Rs.26/day in villages and @Rs32/day income in towns. What a xandu balm for the poor!

Anna is weak man with limited acumen. Whenever Congress party attacks him he becomes nervous and tries hard to do some balancing acts like attacking the BJP or RSS. He lacks courage like Gandhi to call spade a spade. Anna’s wisdom is also questionable. If he goes on abusing all the parties then what would be the fate of the Lokpal Bill? He must realize that his crusade can not operate in vacuum and therefore he must bank upon the parties that are less corrupt and more patriotic.