Anna breaks fast, nation heaves sigh of relief

Anna Hazare ended his 12-day fast Sunday morning before thousands of cheering supporters at Ramlila Maidan after parliament broadly agreed to three key demands of his civil society group to battle corruption

The country, particularly the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, heaved a collective sigh of relief at the resolution of a major national crisis as the 74-year-old Gandhian campaigner sipped a glass of coconut water with honey offered to him by a child.