Anna has a fan in Rajinikanth

Chennai: Anna Hazare has won many Bollywood supporters for his "India Against Corruption" campaign. The 72-year-old Gandhian led a massive people's revolution last week that forced the government to commit to a new law against corruption. The Lokpal Bill will be introduced before the monsoon session of Parliament ends, the government has promised, under the watchful eye of Anna.

Aamir Khan has participated in Anna's campaign. Hrithik Roshan and other stars have also said they are "with Anna."

Now, India's biggest star - Rajinikanth - has said he wants to work with Anna to help India push the Delete button on Corruption. In Chennai today, the actor with an unparalleled box office record said that corruption is India's biggest problem and he would like to work with Anna to combat it.

Source: NDTV

In Andhra, film stars join Anna's revolution

Hyderabad: Rallies and fasts were organized across Andhra Pradesh in support of veteran social activist Anna Hazare's fast-unto-death in New Delhi for a stronger anti-corruption Lokpal Bill.
    
Noted film personalities came to the forefront along with citizens from all walks of life and participated in various programmes in Hyderabad and others districts of the state supporting Hazare's demand.
    
Renowned lyricist Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao, Telugu filmstars Rana Daggubati and Sivaji, director Sekhar Kammula were among those who participated in relay hunger strikes organised by 'Youth For Better India' and 'India Against Corruption' at the Indira Park here.
    
Students from schools and different colleges also took part in the relay hunger strikes while members of Students Islamic Oganisation of India (Hyderabad unit) held a dharna in support of the anti-corrpution movement.

TDP senior MLA M Narasimhalu led a rally while walkers at KBR park here conducted solidarity march in support of Hazare's protest this morning.
    
Supporting the crusade against corrpution, scores of youths, housewives, software professionals and advocates took out a massive rally under the banner of National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) from Necklace Road to Jalvihar here.
    
People holding national flags, placards like 'We want Jan Lokpal Bill, 'We want Corruption-free India' also raised slogans in support of Hazare.
    
Expressing solidarity with Hazare, representatives of different organisations, students among others also undertook signature campaigns, held rallies and formed human chains in Visakhapatnam, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Guntur, Warangal, Tirupati, Anantapur and several other places across Andhra Pradesh.
    
Demanding constitution of a strong and independent mechanism to eradicate corruption, Lok Satta Party activists and supporters also undertook processions and organised mass 'satyagraha' all over the state. (PTI)

RGV: Who is Anna Hazare?

Social activist Anna Hazare's "fast unto death" in his fight against corruption has stirred up support across the nation, but filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is oblivious to it all, wondering who is Hazare.

Unlike many from the film fraternity who have voiced support to the cause, Varma said he was too busy with his film work.

"I have no idea who Anna Hazaare is as I don't keep track of anyone expect (sic) for film people and gangsters. I don't know what he is fasting for because I don't know what he or anybody else in the whole world is up to as I am too busy in my film work," Varma posted on his Twitter page Thursday.

The multi-lingual filmmaker said he would never fast for anything or anyone except himself. However, he hoped the buzz on social networking sites due to Hazare's protest ultimately reaps benefit.

"I will never ever fast for anything except for my own personal diet. Been hearing bout corruption since childhood..hope all the twitter nd Facebook noise will also convert to physical power," he tweeted.

Varma is popular for movies like " Rangeela", "Satya", "Company", "Sarkar", "Sarkar Raj" and the " Rakta Charitra" series. (IANS)