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by piyush_soni 3648 days ago
No, there's no relation between RTI and what he's doing. An 'RTI activist' is common term used in India for people who write formal RTI requests to various departments of government to legally force them to shell out information (for public good) which is otherwise hard to find or they are unwilling to give. There have been cases of corrupt politicians/govt employees getting the 'RTI activists' murdered, so you can imagine the importance of it. This petition just means he is doing another act of what he thinks is important for public welfare.