The Mahatma's great grandson, Tushar Gandhi, tells MiD DAY where and why Bapu would have disagreed with activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft movement and fasting

The media hoopla with Anna Hazare at its centre, the civil society on the peripheries, the UPA-II as the target, and political parties lurking in the shadows reached level two on Independence Day, as Hazare had promised, and was a super hit.
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The vehement sloganeering by civilians resounded across the nation, facilitated by the glare of the TV cameras.


Tushar averred that Bapu would have exhorted
people to look within, instead of pointing fingers

But what's so civil about this protest anyway, to paraphrase legendary rock band Guns N' Roses. To understand the anatomy of the protest sparked off by Anna, MiD DAY spoke with the Mahatma's great grandson himself.

In an exclusive conversation with us, Tushar Gandhi said that the manner of the protest reeks of publicity, and is adversarial in nature, while Bapu's method was more reformative. But, he hastens to add, he respects Anna's right to his individual point of view.