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Indian activist leaves jail to begin anti-graft fast

NEW DELHI: Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare left jail Friday to start a 15-day hunger strike that poses a f
Published August 19, 2011 Updated August 19, 2011 06:21am
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anna-hazareNEW DELHI: Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare left jail Friday to start a 15-day hunger strike that poses a fresh threat to the government, following mass nationwide protests against official graft.

A huge crowd of frenzied, flag-waving supporters cheered the 74-year-old as he walked out of the gates of Delhi's Tihar jail -- his de-facto campaign headquarters since he was taken into police custody three days ago.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

 

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