Remo thanks Anna: Graft to echo in Goa polls

Remo Fernande was selected as brand ambassador by ECI for Goa

PTI | February 2, 2012



Anna Hazare's anti-graft campaign will echo in the March 3 Goa Legislative assembly polls forcing people to vote against the corrupt, feels Remo Fernandes, who has been chosen as the brand ambassador of the Election Commission to promote ethical voting in the state.

"Thanks to Anna, corruption is going to be the big issue.

Thanks to the awareness created through his fast, this election would be fought on the issue of corruption," Remo told reporters yesterday in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi.

The issues of religion, caste and creed have always shadowed the main issue of corruption in the previous elections but not this time, he said.

The noted pop singer was recently selected as the brand ambassador by ECI for Goa.

The singer said he would be creating awareness amongst people, especially youths to come out and vote ethically. "I have been writing songs against corruption for last 28 years," he said.

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