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The India Against Corruption Jan Andolan (IAC) is a collective organised synergistic People's Movement formed in India to demand the enactment of a Jan Lokpal Bill.

Events

Forest scam

In March 2011, top activists send an open letter to the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh and Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, calling for a CBI probe as recommended by central government committee into "irregularities in the forest department", and into the harassment of IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.

IAC split

In September 2012 Arvind Kejriwal was blamed for announcing his decision to leave IAC to form a political party and accused of wrecking the anti-corruption campaign because of his political ambitions and confirmation the movement has split due to politics..

On 10.Nov.2012 Kejriwal said he would not use the name of India Against Corruption after 26.Nov.2012 . The next day 11.Nov.2012, the IAC's mailing list is re-launched by the apolitical faction, stating The IAC is an apolitical people's social movement to "cause" change in society.

People associated with the movement

• Anna Hazare -anti-corruption activist
• Medha Patkar -social activist
• Kiran Bedi -retired IPS officer

See also

• The Lokpal Bill, 2011
• 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
• 2012 Indian anti-corruption movement

References

1. https://lists.riseup.net/www/iac
2. IAC website "About Us",
3. "City activists garner support for Jan Lokpal bill". Hindustan Times. India. 14 March 2011.
4. "Top activists for CBI probe in whistleblower case". The Times of India. 22 March 2011.
5. "Arvind Kejriwal blamed for splitting group"
6. "Hazare claims IAC's name, Kejriwal says will oblige Read more: http://india.nydailynews.com/politicsarticle/1d8dc15a1e6b7fb30Hazare-claims-iacs-name-kejriwal-says-will-oblige". india.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
7. IAC mailing list archive
8. "IAC slams Kejriwal in bulk emails sent to party database" FirstPost

External links

• Official website
• Official mailing list
• Public Community
• IAC Blog (English version)
• IAC historical document repository

• Use dmy dates from January 2011
• Corruption in India
• Organisations based in India
• Political advocacy groups in India
• Non-governmental organisations based in India
• 2011 establishments in India