Mango man has risen to popularity with call for campaign and corruption battle in India government

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‘Mango man’ takes a broom to graft-ridden Indian politics

Arriving in a small and scruffy blue car, India’s newest political star springs from the front seat, shirt untucked, and walks towards his supporters with the air of a low-key civil servant. Which is just what Arvind Kejriwal was — until 2001