Anna Hazare to launch new anti-corruption team, says Kiran Bedi
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 20, 2012
After severing ties with India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal over the formation of a political party, veteran anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare decided today to recast his core team that was disbanded a month ago.
Anna Hazare back in action; new team taking shape under Kiran Bedi, say sources
Reported by Anchal Vohra and Avleen Kaur Gill, edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday October 1, 2012
Anna Hazare is back in action. The anti-graft activist, who is in Delhi, met supporters and representatives of social organisations yesterday for the first time since his Team Anna split. This was after the 75-year-old made another veiled attack on f...
Politics split movement, says Anna Hazare; Team Kejriwal stands firm
Reported by Anchal Vohra; written by Mala Das | Saturday September 29, 2012
While Anna Hazare has made no secret of his displeasure with Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of splitting the anti-corruption movement by opting to enter politics, the latter has reportedly decided to stay silent.
No Anna Hazare on banners? Arvind Kejriwal says will carry photo in his heart
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday September 20, 2012
The group once referred to as Team Anna officially split into two rival halves on Wednesday with 75-year-old Anna Hazare refusing to support the political ambitions of Arvind Kejriwal, who was considered his closest aide. Mr Kejriwal today described ...
Anna Hazare confirms split, asks Arvind Kejriwal not to use his name or photo
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday September 20, 2012
The group once referred to as Team Anna officially split into two rival halves today with 75-year-old Anna Hazare refusing to support the political ambitions of Arvind Kejriwal, who was considered his closest aide.
Anna Hazare admits rift with Arvind Kejriwal over floating political party
Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2012
Affirming his views on not forming a political party, social activist Anna Hazare today said floating a political outfit by his associate Arvind Kejriwal would mean "taking a different path" to reach the same goal of corruption free India.
Anna Hazare announces new action plan; not to form party
Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2012
Following erstwhile Team Anna's dissolution, activist Anna Hazare today announced a new action plan, which includes appealing people to vote for the "right" candidates, instead of forming a political party.
Azad Maidan, empty for Team Anna, full for Raj Thackeray
Mid-Day.com | Wednesday August 22, 2012
The same Azad Maidan that bore a deserted look during an agitation by Team Anna a month ago was yesterday packed to capacity. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was on stage, spreading his political net wider. Despite restrictions i...
India not yet ready for anti-graft political outfit: Hegde
Press Trust of India | Monday August 20, 2012
Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced...
Team Anna members meet in Noida to chalk out plans
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday August 19, 2012
Members of the recently-disbanded Team Anna met in Noida today, reportedly to chalk out their strategy before taking the political plunge. The meeting comes ahead of the first meeting of the preparatory committee next week for the launch of their pol...
Wary BJP uses its magazine to ridicule Team Anna's political plans
Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2012
Wary of the fact that Team Anna's decision to enter politics may cut into its vote bank, BJP mouthpiece Kamal Sandesh on Monday ridiculed the move, saying by this act the civil society activists have "cheated" the people and engaged in "emotional bl...
Team Anna likely to make electoral debut in Delhi Assembly elections
Press Trust of India | Sunday August 12, 2012
Before taking the plunge in 2014 general elections, the erstwhile Team Anna is likely to test political waters first in next year's Delhi Assembly polls while giving a miss to elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
Malicious campaign on to drive wedge between Anna and team: Arvind Kejriwal
Press Trust of India | Sunday August 12, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal, a member of the now disbanded Team Anna, has claimed that the decision to turn the anti-corruption movement political was Anna Hazare's. He also alleges that a "malicious" campaign has been working overtime to drive a wedge between t...
Baba Ramdev claims no political agenda in his protest against corruption
Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 7, 2012
As he prepares to launch his indefinite protest from Thursday, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said he has no political agenda and refused to comment on erstwhile Team Anna's decision to take political plunge.
Divided over political move, will Team Anna contest polls in Gujarat, Karnataka?
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday August 7, 2012
Activist Anna Hazare used a blog on Monday to announce that his group of anti-corruption activists, called Team Anna, stands dissolved. Sources tell NDTV that a few in that core group of activists are shocked at the move. There has been strain alread...
