Hazare supporters observe fast in Chennai (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) Three-year-old Rasika is the star attraction at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam marriage hall here, venue for the protest fast being organised by the Chennai chapter of India Against Corruption (IAC) in support of Anna Hazare’s fast in Mumbai.
The baby girl shouted “Bharat Mata ki jai” at the top of her voice along with over a hundred IAC activists.
“The baby is the great-granddaughter of 91-year-old Appa Indravel, the oldest activist fasting here,” Banu Gomes, media coordinator, told IANS.
“Twenty-seven people have begun their three-day fast here. Two among them are women. Those on relay fast number 150,” she added.
A mix of students, businessmen, auto-rickshaw drivers, retired government servants and others constitute the group of 27 who will continue their fast till Thursday.
The activists began their protest at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Families with their children are coming to the marriage hall to extend their moral support.
Student volunteers campaigned in the neighbourhood about the fast and the need for a strong Lokpal bill, Gomes added.
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