The TIME 100 — Are They Worthy?

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ANNA HAZARE

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AGE: 67
OCCUPATION: Social activist
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Legendary Gandhian social activist who created a thriving model village in a once impoverished patch of western India and joined the endless battle against corruption. His participation in a hunger strike last year forced the government to back down from legislation that would have watered down a freedom of information provision in the law.

CON: His influence is limited mainly to the Indian subcontinent.

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