Kiran Bedi ask youths to fight corruption, illiteracy

PATNA: Ex-IPS officer Kiran Bedi today released her book on corruption in company with mathematician and founder of Super30 Anand Kumar and the duo appealed to the youths to come forward to fight against corruption and illiteracy.

Bedi and Kumar released the book "Bhrashtachar Bharat Choro" (Corruption quit India) at a function in ongoing Patna Book fair at the historic Gandhi Maidan here.

Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer, while addressing the gathering said that if youths decide to launch fight against corruption and illiteracy, the two ills could be eradicated from the society.

She stressed on launching such agitation especially in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Anand Kumar, whose academy Super30 has won laurels across the world for helping youths belonging to deprived section to qualify in IITs, identified corruption and illiteracy as major stumbling blocks in the progress of the country.