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June 6, 2011

Indian Police Break Up Yoga Guru's Anti-Corruption Fast 
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Police in India have broken up an anti-graft fasting demonstration led
by the country’s most famous yoga guru, Swami Baba Ramdev. Indian
authorities detained Ramdev as he launched a hunger strike attended by
tens of thousands of people. Ramdev is protesting what he says is
rampant corruption in India, including allegations of kickbacks at the
Commonwealth Games and a telecom scam that may have cost the government
$39 billion. Riot police reportedly used clubs and tear gas to disperse
the massive crowd.



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