Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu has
said that Anna Hazare has "weakened" the cause of Lokpal by
announcing his intention to float a political party.
"I feel that Anna has weakened the Lokpal movement,
which received overwhelming support from common people. He should not have
announced the formation of a political party," Chandrababu told reporters
here today.
The TDP has been a strong supporter of Anna and his fight
for a stronger Lokpal to rid the country of corruption.
But, Anna team's political ambitions did not go down well
with Chandrababu.
"Anna became an icon not only in India, but also abroad
by fighting against corruption. Even the 'Time' magazine hailed his
anti-corruption struggle and likened it to the freedom struggle led by Mahatma
Gandhi. But now, he lost that and left the Lokpal cause weakened," the
former Chief Minister observed.
He expressed hope that Yoga guru Baba Ramadev would continue
his crusade against corruption and black money in an apolitical fashion.
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