Is Anna Going to be Guru Dronacharya?

A special report published by DNA analyzed that Anna Hazare's move to support Mamata Bannerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is of an identity crisis.

The 74-year-old Gandhian became a household name in 2012 after his sustained campaign for the jan Lokpal Bill. He was supported by the likes of Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal who were part of the Indian Against Corruption movement. In August 2012, Anna brought the Congress-led UPA government to its knees over a period of 12 days before he ended his hunger strike after 288 hours.

The movement for the Jan Lokpal Bill soon frizzled out and Anna parted ways with Kejriwal over the need to enter active politics to push the bill. Difference of opinion has created a widening chasm between the two leaders since. In recent weeks however, Anna had been sending signals that he had changed his mind.

Anna sighting the reason of his letter about 17-point agenda to run the country stated that Arvind Kejariwal did not reply to his letter so there is no question of supporting him. But according to the sources AAP never received such letter from Anna.

On Mamata taking strategic advice from Anna, political commentator Urmilesh commented, "On a personal level, this is indeed an identity crisis for Anna Hazare. But more than that, it is a crisis for the country's politics that our leaders have to go to Hazare to act as an electoral prop."

"For Hazare, it is an effort to create an alternate image of simplicity against Arvind Kejriwal by allying with Mamata Banerjee. For Mamata, roping in Hazare is essentially aimed at creating a credible national political face as she is eyeing national intervention," Urmilesh added.

TMC MPs categorically said that it was Anna who approached the party, indicating that it is Anna who needs people more than anyone else. A TMC MP told DNA on condition of anonymity, "I think what has been said is very clear. Anna Hazare will campaign for us. In any case we never approached Anna. It was he who got in touch."

All this while the analyst missed a point to mention that Kiran Bedi who was all the time with Anna against Arvind Kejariwal is almost lost in the NaMo’s campaign and there is none who is in support of Anna now. Ironically, he was the one who had started the movement ‘India against corruption’.

May be he was averse with the active politics then, but now realizes that it is the requirement of the time. In any case his lieutenant Arvind Kejariwal would be more than happy to keep him on the golden throne and in limelight then why is he choosing to side with Mamata.

Anyways, if the decision of Anna to go with Mamata brigade is final then it would seem Anna is going to play the role of ‘Guru Dronacharya’ in this battle of Mahabharat fighting against his own pupil Arvind Kejariwal.

Why will Mukesh Ambani donate to AAP?

This is very hot news for me to know Mukesh Amani has donated x amount of money through bank transfer to AAP. However, Yogendra Yadav has denied the reports.

How Economic times did come to know that Mukesh Ambani has donated money to AAP?  What is the basis of this report?

Has Mukesh Ambani donated money to Economic Times to carry this news? I have lot of questions because I see a lot of relationship building around this to change public perception about AAP through continuous publishing slandering news reports and comments by the journalists of paid media houses. I see a lot politics happening outside political parties for the business gains. Media houses have good time making money through politicians and they would go to any extent to assassinate the characters of politicians and political parties.

Today, the media houses look to me no less than the political parties helping each other for their gains.  However, the intent of making donation to AAP by Mukesh Ambani can be easily related to the CongBJP conspiracy to tarnish the image of AAP and convert them to be the band wagon of corrupt parties. They can boldly say in public, if Ambani donates money to us so as he does to AAP.  They will turn this as normal phenomena and drive the perception as this happen in politics during election and this is not a corruption.

Similarly, favouring Ambani after election in making loot of public money would turn out to be normal politics as Moily has done. Cong and BJP drive this philosophy. We are tainted so we will make you tainted. And to do this they will play any sort of dirty games. Some of them we see in open, some of them are yet to come in light. They are hell bent to prove, this is the way politics is run and this how it will run. No wonder they will go to any extent to malign image of AAP in public.

Mukesh Ambani could donate AAP on behest of CongBJP. But AAP will not accept it. AAP’s campaign will be run by Aam Adami and they do not need to spend so much money just to spread simple words of wisdom. AAP’s donation will come from people’s hard earned money and will be used for genuine cause.

AAP is not running on money but people’s aspiration for change and to make india corruption free. I am sure all forces will also help to achieve the dream.