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it took years
to arrest
crooks in their fold
raja kanimozi
kalmadi
once leaders bold
who had made
fortunes pots of gold
but it took
just a few minutes
to arrest anna hazare
a story unfolds
fascism undemocratic
an emergency in
a brand new mold
a government
thugs hooligans
out in the cold
defending crooks
scamsters
its them v/s us
a satyagraha
on hold
lady justice
helpless weeps
through the blindfold
scales tilted
humanity
knocks
her doors
hands chained
soul manacled
on the threshold
oppression
tyranny
highhandedness
a hand
that slaps
when someones
breaches
its stronghold
excerpts yahoo news
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police ordered the release of India's leading anti-corruption campaigner from jail on Tuesday after mounting nationwide protests against his arrest for planning a hunger strike forced a U-turn by beleaguered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The arrest of the 74-year-old Anna Hazare early on Tuesday sparked outrage from opposition parties and spontaneous protests, from candle-light vigils to the burning of effigies of government figures, in cities across India.
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