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Anna 2014!

Anna 2014! EDITORIAL NEWS Share on facebook Share on blogger Share on linkedin Share on twitter More Sharing Services 12 Anna 2014! August 06, 2012 02:48 PM By Deepak Parvatiyar What is wrong in joining politics? Ask Anna Hazare. His political movement against corruption has now taken a political turn with his decision to float a political outfit. Indeed it is an interesting turn of event. From the political fraternity, there is a loud welcome cry predictably laced with acridity. “Ab way isi hammam me kapde utaar kar khade hain na, aa kar dekhiye unko (now he too is standing naked in this hammam [of politics], so come and watch him),” law minister Salman Khurshid’s reaction says it all. Curiosity made me glance through the reactions to his decision on the social media sites. Not surprisingly, while many of his fans welcomed this move, there were many with a common refrain: “Et tu Brute!” Anna’s fans don’t doubt their leader’s personal and moral integrity. I