India Against Corruption movement

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The India Against Corruption movement was a nationwide anti-corruption campaign in India, led by activists like Anna Hazare, that galvanized mass public support for stronger anti-graft laws and inspired the formation of new political alternatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-corruption movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
cause corruption in public life ⓘ
demand for stronger anti-graft laws ⓘ
country India ⓘ
criticizedFor alleged political bias ⓘ
simplistic view of corruption ⓘ
goal accountability of public officials ⓘ
creation of an independent anti-corruption ombudsman ⓘ
enactment of a strong Jan Lokpal Bill ⓘ
greater transparency in government ⓘ
ideology anti-corruption ⓘ
good governance ⓘ
influenced debate on Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill ⓘ
formation of the Aam Aadmi Party ⓘ
inspiredBy Gandhian principles ⓘ
keyActivist Arvind Kejriwal ⓘ
Kiran Bedi ⓘ
Kumar Vishwas ⓘ
Medha Patkar ⓘ
Prashant Bhushan ⓘ
Santosh Hegde ⓘ
Shanti Bhushan ⓘ
Swami Agnivesh ⓘ
locationOfProtests Jantar Mantar, New Delhi ⓘ
Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi ⓘ
multiple Indian cities ⓘ
mainLeader Anna Hazare ⓘ
massSupport civil society groups ⓘ
urban middle class ⓘ
youth ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage ⓘ
method hunger strikes ⓘ
mass rallies ⓘ
non-violent protest ⓘ
public demonstrations ⓘ
sit-ins ⓘ
notableEvent Anna Hazare hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in April 2011 ⓘ
Anna Hazare hunger strike at Ramlila Maidan in August 2011 ⓘ
opposedBy Indian National Congress leaders ⓘ
peakYear 2011 ⓘ
publicPerception symbol of anti-corruption sentiment in India ⓘ
relatedLegislation Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 ⓘ
resultedIn increased public awareness about corruption ⓘ
slogan India Against Corruption ⓘ
startYear 2010 ⓘ
timePeriod early 2010s ⓘ
usedPlatform social media ⓘ
television news ⓘ

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Arvind Kejriwal → movement → India Against Corruption ⓘ
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Aam Aadmi Party → originatedFrom → India Against Corruption movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Common Man Party
Prashant Bhushan → politicalMovement → India Against Corruption ⓘ
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Kumar Vishwas → movement → India Against Corruption ⓘ
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India Against Corruption movement → slogan → India Against Corruption ⓘ
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Jan Lokpal → relatedTo → Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill ⓘ
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Manish Sisodia → associatedWithMovement → India Against Corruption movement ⓘ