Anna Hazare has change of heart; says PM 'a good man'

June 08, 2012 01:48

Notwithstanding his associates targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare tonight described him as a "good man" against whom there is no example of corruption yet.

"I have said from the beginning that Manmohan Singh is a good man. Don't have any example of corruption yet. But he is going through a bad time. He is a good man but is handled by a remote control. What can a person do?" Hazare said addressing a rally in Thane district in Maharashtra.

Ironically, five days ago, Hazare had sung a different tune when he said that he 'did not have faith' in Dr Singh.

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