Anti graft campaigner Anna Hazare ended his 288 hours of fast on Sunday August 28,2011 and by doing so he gave the nation a sigh of collective relief. The 74-year-old social activist began his fast on August 16 and continued for 12 days uninterrupted. http://ummid.com/news/2011/August/30.08.2011/anna_hazare_pied_piper_of_india.htm