When the entire IAC Anna movement started in 2011 I was the only one in my family and friends group who didn't join in any manner. Be it going to the dharna or posting crap on Facebook/Twitter
They used to run a signature campaign.
I never signed that bullshit.
1/9
Those time when I said everyone this is a BJP RSS propaganda my friends amd family used call me a Congi 😂
Now they realised how foolish they were.
Since day one it was RSS and ABVP in college campuses who rallied the youth behind the movement.
Even with their party posters.
2/9
2004-2009 UPA1
Left though supported the govt from outside till the Indo US nuclear deal but throughout took the stage of opposition.
BJP was finding itself helpless inside parliament. After the defeat of 2009 they need a push from somewhere.
Preferably from outside.
3/9
Here starts the plot
Gadkari became BJP Prez in December 2009
Soon all this started in mid 2010
Baba Ramdev was supposed to lead the movement
In fact he did with all these AK & Co
Anna was second in line
BJP soon realised Baba is not getting the support
4/9
They changed the plan
Gave the batton to Anna Hazare
A person of "Unquestionable Integrity" and an old man the Dada Ji of every household
and viola
The revolution started
There in that moment BJP realised how gullible Indians especially the youth are
5/9
Remember when the 2012 round of protests flopped because RSS pull out from the protests and that too openly saying "The protest won't last a day if RSS stop supporting."

It was all along a RSS movement.
6/9
The Anna faction wanted to support BJP
The AK faction wanted to join politics
BJP wanted AK to join them
But AK & Co high on spirit thought of winning Lok Sabha Elections
They refused to be second fiddle
And then the split happened
7/9
Moreover the attacks of AK towards Mukesh Ambani was not at all negotiable for BJP
Remember CNN-IBN it covered the IAC movement like no others
Relience had the control of it by 2012 but they allowed the channel to gather anti Cong sentiments
8/9
Remember how all the meme pages on Facebook dedicated to IAC movement suddenly changed to
Vote Modi pages just before Elections
It was all part of the larger canvas
IAC movement was nothing but BJP election campaign for 2014.
9/9
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