India protests swell in support of Anna Hazare

The protests swelled as Anna Hazare, anti-corruption campaigner, refused to leave the jail and announced fasting to the death in jail.On Tuesday, over 600 villagers were also detained and later released, signalling a hardline stance from the Indian Prime Minister against anti-government protests, a gamble that risks a wider backlash against the ruling Congress party.Police officials were deployed in large numbers on Wednesday to quell protesters who played patriotic songs and clapped as a mark of protest.In Indias western Gujarat demonstrators walked across railway tracks in the Surat region and halted Navjiwan Express and a goods train at Surat railway station, chanting for Hazares release.On the other hand, government of Manmohan Singh frantically tries to roll back the growing wave of anger over Hazare’s arrest.