It's difficult to overestimate the evils of corruption when victims are willing to die to break its spell.

In India, a group of Gandhians has announced plans to "fast until death" unless the Indian government takes stern action to end public corruption, reportsIndia's Economic Times. The fast is slated to begin Sunday, the 63rd anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, who used hunger strikes to protest British rule of India.

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