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			A dispute between the Delhi and Mumbai wings of the IAC had the figureheads in the IAC movement disputing the usage of the name by an unregistered organisation "Jagruk Nagrik Manch" described as an affiliate of India Against Corruption".<ref>{{cite news \|first=Abantika \|last=Ghosh \|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shifting-stir-to-mumbai-a-mistake-iac/893269/0 \|title=Shifting stir to Mumbai a mistake: IAC \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=29 December 2011 \|accessdate=20 March 2014}}</ref>
	The official position of figureheads in the IAC movement was that it had no formal organisation beyond a 24-member core committee.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Abantika \|last=Ghosh \|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shifting-stir-to-mumbai-a-mistake-iac/893269/0 \|title=Shifting stir to Mumbai a mistake: IAC \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=29 December 2011 \|accessdate=20 March 2014}}</ref> In 2011, the mostly middle-class organisers of IAC determined to launch a campaign to mobilise the masses in support of a demand that they hoped would help to bring about a corruption-free India. Their proposal was for the creation of a Lokpal (]) who would have had powers to arrest and charge government officials accused of corruption<ref name="Guha">{{cite book \|title=Patriots and Partisans: From Nehru to Hindutva and Beyond \|first=Ramachandra \|last=Guha \|authorlink=Ramachandra Guha \|publisher=Penguin UK \|year=2013 \|isbn=9788184757538 \|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hCU2Kv3tinkC?PG=PT119 \|pages=119-122}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110827/jsp/opinion/story_14423092.jsp \|title=A PATRIARCH FOR THE NATION? \|publisher=The Telegraph, Calcutta \|date=27 August 2011 \|accessdate=05 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Nanda" /> They approached ], a populist ] with millions of supporters among the middle-classes of small-town India, to be the figurehead for this campaign. His connections to the right-wing ] threatened to damage the credibility of what was nominally an apolitical movement. He was soon replaced by ], a veteran ]er with a history of undertaking ] in support of his causes. Hazare, too, brought a large support base with him, comprising mostly middle-class people from urban areas and idealistic youths. The urban sophistication of Hazare, compared to Ramdev's rusticity, attracted high-profile support for the campaign from ] stars, the internet-savvy, and mainstream English-language news media. He, too, struggled to disassociate himself from ] symbolism: hence, support from non-Hindus was less forthcoming.<ref name="Nanda">{{cite book \|title=The God Market: How Globalization is Making India More Hindu \|first=Meera \|last=Nanda \|publisher=NYU Press \|year=2011 \|isbn=9781583673096 \|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vxVvrSevzQsC&pg=PR22 \|pages=xxii-xxiii}}</ref>
			The Bombay High Court slammed Team Anna and while observing that the organisation was not even registered had said "''Whether the organisation was genuine is to be ascertained by the authority''".
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			{{cite news \|first=Ankit \|last=Tyagi \|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/Bombay-High-Court-slams-Team-Anna-1-687882.html \|title=Bombay High Court slams Team Anna \|publisher=Headlines Today \|date=23 December 2011 \|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref>. On 24.01.2011 a registered NGO ] then approached the MMRDA to book the venue for Team Anna's event.<ref>http://www.iacmumbai.info/2011/12/24/mmrda-payment-details</ref> A controversy then broke out

	Historian and commentator ] has questioned the image that has been portrayed of IAC and of Hazare. Acknowledging that Hazare had previously been successful in campaigns for infrastructure reforms at the local level in his native ] and that the IAC campaign of 2011 had an impact, Guha doubts the claims that the 2011 and 2012 protests overwhelmingly engaged the masses. He notes that liberals were concerned with a perceived anti-democratic rhetoric while socially oppressed communities, such as the ]s and ]es, were worried that the Hindu-led movement would undermine the gains they have made through legislative reforms, such as those resulting from the ]. He considers that the attention given to the protest by 24-hour news channels and internet resources has masked the realities, such as that popular participation at the ] and ] protests in Delhi was a fraction of that evidenced in ] in 1998 when 400,000 marched in an anti-nuclear movement. IAC and Hazare in particular piggy-backed on and gained from discontent surrounding some coincident corruption scandals involving the government. These scandals, such as the ], were high-profile examples of the corruption that is claimed to be endemic in Indian society at all levels but Guha believes the IAC solution — the Lokpal — was a "simplistic" reaction.<ref name="Guha" />

	== Divergence ==		== Divergence ==

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India Against Corruption
File:India against corruption .png
Type	People's Movement
Focus	Anti-corruption
Area served	India
Key people	Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal

India Against Corruption (IAC), along with Team Anna, was a populist anti-corruption movement in India. It sought to mobilise the masses in support of their demands for a less corrupt society in India. It was headed mostly by middle-class professionals and lawyers and was particularly prominent during the anti-corruption protests of 2011 and 2012, the central point of which was debate concerning the introduction of a Jan Lokpal bill. The popular movement is distinct from a pressure group campaigning for Right to Information that bears the same name.

Those involved with the IAC core committee eventually diverged to form the Aam Aadmi Party and Jantantra Morcha.

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Team Anna's Mumbai MMRDA "monumental mistake"

A dispute between the Delhi and Mumbai wings of the IAC had the figureheads in the IAC movement disputing the usage of the name by an unregistered organisation "Jagruk Nagrik Manch" described as an affiliate of India Against Corruption". The Bombay High Court slammed Team Anna and while observing that the organisation was not even registered had said "Whether the organisation was genuine is to be ascertained by the authority". Tyagi, Ankit (23 December 2011). "Bombay High Court slams Team Anna". Headlines Today. Retrieved 10 September 2014.</ref>. On 24.01.2011 a registered NGO Public Cause Research Foundation then approached the MMRDA to book the venue for Team Anna's event. A controversy then broke out

Divergence

Those at the head of IAC became known as Team Anna. In late 2012, there was a split in the IAC movement caused by differences of opinion among the central figures regarding its lack of practical success and how much this might have been due to its unwillingness to be directly engaged in the political system. An IAC survey had suggested that direct involvement in politics was preferable, leading to Arvind Kejriwal and some others splitting to form the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in order to cause change from within the system. Hazare rejected the survey findings.

Hazare had announced that he was disbanding Team Anna in August 2012, around the time that the divisions were coming to a head. In November 2012, after the split, he said that he was forming a new Team Anna, that it would retain the label of India Against Corruption and that its members were discussing other societal issues that they might address.

The new Team Anna, sometimes referred to as Team Anna 2.0, was preparing to tour the country from 30 January 2013, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. When that day came, Hazare announced that he had formed Jantantra Morcha, a campaigning group that included the previously-named members of Team Anna 2.0 and which he considered to be a replacement for IAC but with a broader agenda.

Notable people

Notable members of IAC/Team Anna prior to the breakaway of the Aam Aadmi Party were:

Following the split with the AAP, notable members were:

Notes

References

Ghosh, Abantika (29 December 2011). "Shifting stir to Mumbai a mistake: IAC". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
http://www.iacmumbai.info/2011/12/24/mmrda-payment-details
Schoen, Douglas E. (2013). The End of Authority: How a Loss of Legitimacy and Broken Trust Are Endangering Our Future. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 185–186. ISBN 9781442220324.
"Anna Hazare tells Arvind Kejriwal not to use his name, photo for votes as they part ways". New Delhi: India Today. PTI. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
"So what is the Aam Aadmi Party all about". New Delhi: India Today. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
"Hazare disbands Team Anna, says no talks with govt on Lokpal". The Times of India. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
"After announcing team, Anna Hazare to inaugurate new office in Delhi". IBN Live. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
"Team Anna gets new people. But will their gameplan be a game-changer?". India Today. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
^ "Team Anna 2.0 announced, will tour country from January 30". NDTV. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
Gaikwad, Rashi (31 January 2013). "IAC is now Jantantra Morcha, says Anna". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

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