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Anna Hazare was the most popular Indian personality on social media during his 12-day fast against corruption.
His page attracted almost 400,000 “likes” on Facebook, and several YouTube videos on his fast had drawn almost 1 million viewers between them. Text messages relating to Anna and corruption were the leading buzzword in the country. One free SMS service 160by2.com reported that between a quarter to a third of all SMSes on its network related to Anna and corruption.