edit request from august there is no flogging of people who drink alcohol in ralegan siddhi at all i grew up near ralegan ahmadnagar it is false about anna hazare the lines written by author are not proved please delete these line i am from his village there is no practice of flogging flogging is followed in rural india from past anna hazare in fact educated people against superstitions rural people practiced several forms of superstitions to ward of addictions which sufferers could not control themselves they themselves consented to flogging seeking for some solution but anna hazare tried his best to stop this flogging practice and encourage people to increase will power i checked the article from which the lines about flogging there is no reference or proof these lines may have been used to defame him please remove it from your article unless someone prooves it anna hazare wants anyone who wants to drink alcohol to be flogged in vigilante style everywhere in india claiming that physical abuse is a necessary evil to destroy the free will of any responsible adult who wants to consume alcohol specially in villages the making of anna hazare kafila kafila org retrieved on august why god saved anna hazare readersdigest co in april retrieved on august