Anna Hazare being made a scapegoat by team members: Digvijaya Singh

NEW DELHI: “Simpleton” Anna Hazare is being made a scapegoat to fulfil the political ambitions of some “very smart people” in his own team, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has alleged.

The AICC general secretary, who is known for his swipes at Team Anna, said he stands by his every word on the issue and his perception of Anna Hazare is shared by other Congress leaders. He, however, made it clear that it was not discussed with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Wondering at the “Uturns” of Hazare on the issue of campaigning against Congress over Lokpal issue, Singh said he was being misused by some of his team members and that he changed his recent stand on not campaigning against any political party under pressure from some of his team members who have high political ambitions.

“He is a simpleton... Anna is a very simple man. He is susceptible to pressures and all the people around him have their political agenda.... He is highly susceptible to being exploited by smart people,” Digvijaya Singh said in an interview to a TV news channel on Sunday.