Justice Santosh Hegde, a member of Team Anna since the inception, expressed doubts over whether Anna Hazare should contest the elections. Speaking to rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Hegde said, "Frankly, I am not for it at all. Team Anna does not know the art of swimming in the muck and hence politics is a very bad idea."

Speaking from Bengaluru, Hegde said that Anna has championed the cause against corruption, and while people hated corruption, hatred does not convert into votes. I do not think they have the experience in the political field. To enter into politics one needs a lot of money, manpower and workers, who have the expertise to go door-to-door seeking votes. In my view the Anna Hazare team does not have all this and hence frankly in my opinion getting into politics is a bad idea."

For Justice Hegde's opinion on the candidates, await the full report on rediff.com.