Almost 65 years after Mahatma Gandhi used "satyagraha" or "truth force" to lead a movement against British rule in India, Gandhism is back, this time facing an enemy more pernicious than colonialism: corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen stashing stolen wealth abroad.
The two foremost leaders of India’s anti-corruption movement, Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev, are deploying satyagraha’s most potent weapon – fasting – with telling effect on the government.
On Thursday, Hazare staged a symbolic fast at Rajghat, a shrine on the banks of the Yamuna River where visiting dignitaries lay wreaths on a marble slab marking the spot where Gandhi was cremated.
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