Anti-Corruption Protests in India

Supporters of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare sign a banner with a portrait of Hazare outside the Tihar jail in New Delhi August 17, 2011. (Reuters)

Supporters of Indian social activist Anna Hazare shout anti-government slogans and wave the Indian national flag during a protest in Hyderabad on August 17, 2011. (AFP)

India's main opposition Bhartiya Janta Party state of Gujarat President R C Faldu (C) sits with other BJP supporters during a rally to support anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare in Ahmedabad on August 17, 2011. (AFP)

A supporter of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare shouts anti-government slogans as he waits for Hazare to leave Tihar jail in New Delhi August 17, 2011. (Reuters)

A supporter of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare wearing t-shirt with portrait of Mahatma Gandhi participates in a protest rally against corruption in Mumbai August 17, 2011. (Reuters)

Supporters of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare raise Indian national flags during a protest march against corruption in front of India Gate in New Delhi August 17, 2011. (Reuters)

An Indian holds a cut-out of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and shouts slogans during a protest in support of Hazare's fight against corruption in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. (AP)

A supporter of Indian social activist Anna Hazare holds lit the candles and a Hazare sticker during a protest in New Delhi on August 17, 2011. (AFP)

The arrest of social activist Anna Hazare sparks demonstrations in cities across India.