Indian activist ends another hunger strike

Anna Hazare called off a three-day hunger strike, part of his push for tougher corruption laws, on Wednesday because of health concerns. Hazare has been embarking on hunger strikes this year to push India’s Parliament to pass tougher anti-corruption legislation.

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Dec. 28, 2011

Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare acknowledges supporters during the second day of his hunger strike in Mumbai. The powerful lower house of India's Parliament passed a contentious anti-corruption bill Tuesday after hours of fierce debate, even as Hazare began a three-day hunger strike demanding that Parliament adopt his tougher proposals.

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Dec. 28, 2011

Supporters of Anna Hazare wave Indian flags and shout slogans during the second day of his hunger strike in Mumbai.

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Dec. 28, 2011

Supporters of Anna Hazare wave Indian flags during the second day of Hazare's hunger strike in Mumbai. Hazare called off his hunger strike Wednesday, but said that he would travel the country and campaign against the government after Parliament's lower house approved an anti-corruption legislation that he called weak.

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Dec. 28, 2011

A supporter of Anna Hazare shouts slogans during the second day of Hazare's hunger strike in Mumbai.

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Dec. 28, 2011

Supporters of Anna Hazare carry a mock funeral pyre symbolizing the government's anti-corruption bill during a demonstration in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. The lower house of India's Parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to create an anti-corruption ombudsman, in a move the government hopes will deflate a protest movement whose leader has tapped into widespread anger at corrupt public officials.

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Dec. 28, 2011

A supporter of Anna Hazare, bearing the likeness of Hazare's idol Mohandas Gandhi, is pictured in Mumbai.

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Dec. 28, 2011

Anna Hazare breaks his fast with a glass of juice offered by a child at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority recreation ground in Mumbai. Hazare called off his latest hunger strike on Wednesday, but signaled that he would step up his political efforts to turn voters against the ruling party and government. Hazare began his fast Dec. 27 to demand that the government pass a strong new anti-graft law that would create a powerful ombudsman tasked with identifying and prosecuting corrupt public officials.

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Dec. 28, 2011

A supporter of Anna Hazare shouts slogans while he embarks on a three-day fast in New Delhi.

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Dec. 28, 2011

A supporter of Anna Hazare reads the goals of protesters at a rally in New Delhi.

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Dec. 28, 2011

Indian supporters of Anna Hazare hold a candlelight vigil in Ahmedabad, India.

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Dec. 26, 2011

A supporter of Anna Hazare waves an Indian national flag amid fumes emitted from fumigation work carried out by a health worker in Mumbai.

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Aug. 19, 2011

Anna Hazare, center, waves to the crowd after emerging from the gates of Tihar Prison, where he had been held since his Aug. 16 arrest. Nearly 2,000 men, women and children had gathered outside the jail Friday morning to catch a glimpse of the white-clad activist, who has channeled the tactics of freedom fighter Mohandas Gandhi into his fight to force the government to adopt his proposals for stricter anti-corruption laws.

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Aug. 19, 2011

India's most prominent anti-corruption crusader, Anna Hazare, right, speaks with supporter Kiran Bedi after arriving at Ramlila ground in New Delhi. Hazare began a public hunger strike and mass protest Friday in an effort to push for government reform.

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Aug. 19, 2011

Anna Hazare pays his respects at Rajghat, the memorial to Mohandas Gandhi, in New Delhi.

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Aug. 19, 2011

Supporters crowd around the car carrying Anna Hazare to a protest venue in New Delhi.

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Aug. 19, 2011

Anna Hazare's supporters react to the camera as they follow his vehicle during a procession to a protest venue in New Delhi. Thousands of cheering supporters braved the pouring rain to greet Hazare as he arrived at the Ramlila fairground, hours after he stepped out of a New Delhi jail to wild cheers of "Long live Mother India" and a shower of rose petals.

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Aug. 18, 2011

Students participate in a rally in support of Anna Hazare at a school in Mumbai. Hazare struck a deal with police early Thursday to hold a 15-day public hunger strike against graft, ending a bizarre standoff at a New Delhi prison in which the activist turned his brief detention into a sit-in protest. Hazare’s ordeal has struck a chord with Indians fed up with rampant corruption. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through cities across the country to show their support for his demand to strengthen a government reform bill, while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Hazare of trying to circumvent democracy.

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Aug. 18, 2011

Anna Hazare's supporters shout slogans outside Tihar prison, where Hazare is being held, in New Delhi. Hazare struck a deal with police early Thursday to hold a 15-day public hunger strike against graft, ending a bizarre standoff at a New Delhi prison.

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Aug. 18, 2011

Police officers posted outside Tihar prison to control the crowd read newspapers in New Delhi.

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Aug. 18, 2011

A young supporter stands at the venue for a public protest due to headed by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare at a fairground in New Delhi.

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Aug. 17, 2011

Indians hold cutouts of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and shout slogans in support of Hazare’s fight against corruption in Ahmadabad, India.

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Aug. 17, 2011

India's popular yoga teacher Swami Ramdev waves to supporters of social activist Anna Hazare outside Tihar jail before his meeting with Hazare in New Delhi.

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Aug. 17, 2011

Indian supporters of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare burn an effigy representing corruption during a protest in Ahmedabad, India.

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Aug. 17, 2011

Supporters of India's most prominent anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare gather in a show of support near the India Gate memorial in New Delhi.

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Aug. 17, 2011

Supporters wave Indian flags as they gather near the India Gate memorial.

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Aug. 17, 2011

Supporters sit near a portrait of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as they gather near the India Gate memorial.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Supporters of Indian social activist Anna Hazare shout slogans after they are detained in New Delhi. Hazare, an anti-corruption activist, was detained by police Tuesday morning, just hours before he was set to embark on a public hunger strike to demand tougher anti-corruption laws on India's scandal-plagued government.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Anna Hazare's supporters react during a rally in New Delhi. Indian police detained the 74-year-old activist as he prepared to push ahead with a hunger strike in New Delhi, witnesses said. Hazare was arrested in front of hundreds of his supporters, who had gathered to back his "fast unto death" aimed at pressuring the government into strengthening anti-corruption laws.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Police try to remove Hazare’s supporters, who were attempting to block the vehicle carrying Hazare after he was arrested in New Delhi.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Hazare waves from a vehicle after he was detained by police in New Delhi. Hazare’s supporters have vowed to continue their protests across the country.

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Aug. 16, 2011

A Hazare supporter shouts slogans after Hazare was detained in New Delhi.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Hazare supporters shout slogans and wave the Indian national flag outside Chhatrasal Stadium in New Delhi.

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Aug. 16, 2011

A Hazare supporter shouts anti-government slogans while blocking the police vehicle carrying Hazare after he was arrested in New Delhi. Hazare was taken to the same high-security jail in which many government officials and businessmen accused of corruption are held.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Hazare supporters shout slogans as they are detained during a rally in Mumbai.

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Aug. 16, 2011

A Hazare supporter waves a flag from a police van after he was detained during a protest in Mumbai.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Hazare supporters shout anti-government slogans during a rally in New Delhi.

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Aug. 16, 2011

A supporter wears a picture of Hazare around his neck at the site where Hazare was detained.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Hazare supporters hold his portraits during a rally against corruption in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Indian security personnel stand in front of a Hazare supporter, center, who was shouting slogans from a police bus after his arrest in New Delhi.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Demonstrators hold posters during a rally to show their support for Hazare in Mumbai.

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Aug. 16, 2011

A Hazare supporter holds a poster during a rally to show his support for Hazare in Mumbai.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Hazare supporters wave Indian national flags during a rally against corruption in Mumbai.

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Aug. 16, 2011

Supporters wearing Hazare masks take a break from a rally at Freedom Park in Bangalore, India.

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