Anna Hazare: Indian Arab Spring 9
Anna has advocated the Gandhian ‘Jail Bharo Aandolan’ (courting arrest) and has of late also given
a clarion call of ‘lao ya jao’ resembling the ‘Do or Die’ of the Gandhian times and the results of these
methods are still awaited (though the movement was successful, it is yet to be implemented).
However, the movements led by Anna and Gandhi differ in their scale, agenda, targets, social strata
of followers, methodology, technology, times, space and personalities involved. Even though there
appears to be a similarity at the ground level, there is a disconnect behind, which the forces of Anna are
trying to unify and voice.
Anna Hazare, similar to Gandhi, used the method of fast-unto-death to persuade the government ...