Volunteers of India Against Corruption on Monday held a protest in front of the Red Cross Building against the recent killing of a youth in Tirunelveli and an IPS officer in Madhya Pradesh by the land mining mafia.

G Vaman, coordinator of India Against Corruption, Coimbatore chapter, said anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will visit the city soon. "Anna has expressed his interest in visiting Coimbatore. He will visit the city soon but the dates have not been decided. We hope Annaji will create a wave in the city," he said.

"We campaigned in the recent by-election at Sankarankoil urging all candidates to support the Lokpal bill. We received wide-spread support from all sections of society. We also informed people that if they think that all the candidates are not worthy of their votes, they can use the 49 'O' rule, deciding not to vote. Many have used this option in the election," he said.

Vaman said on March 25, they will conduct country-wide agitations against corruption. "We have been told that Annaji will be leading the protests at the national-level. We will conduct campaigns in the city as well. We are now trying to popularise the campaign, especially amongst the youth," he said.

The volunteers at the protest raised slogans against the recent killings of Sathesh, the youth at Tirunelveli and an IPS officer in Madhya Pradesh by the land mining mafia. They said that the government must take stringent actions against the corrupt.

Source~ timesofindia.com