NEW DELHI: India's government held talks with supporters of a leading social activist on a new anti-graft law Thursday, hoping to persuade him to end a fast until death that has caught the imagination of thousands of citizens fed up with scandals. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's protests that helped end British colonial rule, the septuagenarian Anna Hazare launched his campaign in the centre of New Delhi's business district this week, demanding that the proposed Ombudsman Bill be strengthened to make it an effective tool against rampant corruption. Activists have launched a multi-city movement to force changes in the draft legislation to prosecute politicians and bureaucrats including judges.
