The anti-corruption crusader said if he enters politics and becomes the Prime Minister, he won't be able to do what he can do today.
His anti-corruption crusade may have rallied tens of thousands people across the country but Anna Hazare says he will lose his deposit if he stands for elections.
The 73-year-old Gandhian and social activist also said today that he was not interested in politics and did not not want to become Prime Minister.
"I will lose my deposit if I stand for elections," he said in jest when asked at a news conference here whether he proposes to stand for elections raising the issue of corruption.
To a question whether he will accept if all "honest and good MPs" select him as the Prime Minister, Hazare said, "If I enter politics and become the Prime Minister tomorrow, I won't be able to do what I can do today."
"What you can do from outside, you cannot do being part of the system (government)...I never thought of joining politics. Even if I join and contest any election, I may lose deposit because I don't have huge money-power and also the public is now aware enough," he said.
"The voter is not aware. Many of them cast their votes for a Rs100 note or a bottle of liquor. Voter is yet to understand the value of his vote," he added.
He said one needed Rs 6-7 crore to run the election campaign and hence it is not easy for a common man to contest elections.
"So we are demanding that there should be a provision for voters to reject all candidates. If the majority of the votes are for 'no like', elections should be cancelled and held again," he said.
He said this will help bringing in good candidates.
Asked whether he would like to compare himself with Mahatma Gandhi or Jaiprakash Narain, Hazare said he do not deserve even to sit close to the Father of the Nation and there was no comparison between the two.
"I am influenced by Gandhian ideology. I have done some small work. The work done by Gandhi is not easy to emulate. It is very difficult. I am less educated while Gandhi was a barrister. He has immense experience. Don't compare me with Gandhiji.
"I am the same Anna who stays in a temple in Ranegaon in Maharashtra," he said.
To a question on whether strives to set up an organisation to fight corruption, Hazare replied in the affirmative. He said it will take time but "I will set up an organisation in the whole country".
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