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Modi's fast doesn't impress Hazare *Yogesh Joshi* [email protected] *RALEGAN SIDDHI*: Fasting for harmony and peace is of no use unless it is backed by actions. A N N A H A Z A R E, social activist Social activist Anna Hazare might have inspired Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to embark on his fast, but the muse is far from impressed. Hazare, whose hunger strike last month forced the Central government to bring crucial changes to a proposed corruption law, told HT in an interview at his native village, 85 km from Pune: “Fasting for harmony and peace is of no use unless it is backed by actions.“ “If (this) fast is intended to bridge the gap between two communities, then he (Modi) should meet those who are suffering,“ Hazare said, referring to the victims of the 2002 riots. In April, Hazare had praised Modi's development work in Gujarat, only to invite flak for overlooking the state's poor law and order record under the chief minister. A month later, Hazare said he was dismayed by the level of corruption in the state. “When I went to Gujarat, I saw scams in the state and therefore decided to retract my earlier statement.“ -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
