. ▁Thomas ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁A ▁world wide ▁ 5 0 - city ▁D and i ▁March ▁II , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁People ▁for ▁Lok ▁Sat ta , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁" D rive ▁around ▁Del hi " ▁protest . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁protest s ▁Anna ▁Haz are ▁wanted ▁a ▁joint ▁committee ▁to ▁be ▁formed , ▁compr ising ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁of ▁civil ▁society , ▁to ▁draft ▁t ough er ▁anti - cor ruption ▁legisl ation . ▁Man m oh an ▁Singh , ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India , ▁rejected ▁Haz are ' s ▁demand ▁and ▁so ▁Haz are ▁began ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁J ant ar ▁Mant ar ▁in ▁Del hi . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁fast ▁would ▁continue ▁until ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁en act ed . ▁His ▁action ▁attract ed ▁considerable ▁support , ▁including ▁some ▁people ▁who ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁fast ing . ▁Prom inent ▁represent atives ▁of ▁opposition ▁political ▁parties , ▁including ▁the ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( Mar x ist ), ▁indicated ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁Haz are ▁and ▁demanded ▁government ▁action . ▁Haz are ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁polit icians ▁to ▁sit ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁join , ▁such ▁as ▁U ma ▁Bh art i ▁and ▁Om ▁P