Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief Ashok Singhal yesterday declared that the cadre of the right-wing organisation was involved in Anna Hazare's movement against corruption. In a report in India Today, the assertion only confirmed speculation that the Sangh Parivar was supporting Anna.

Singhal praised VHP members for having done an "extremely good job" in making Anna's movement a success. "Members of the Dharma Yatra Mahasangh, a wing of the VHP, had opened stalls at Ramlila Maidan to offer food to over 20,000 people every day," Singhal said.

He said it was routine work for the VHP, dismissing suggestions that the organisation was trying to ride piggyback on the unprecedented support to Anna.