I have never advocated violence:
After courting controversy over his 'slap for corruption' remarks, Anna Hazare on Friday distanced himself from it saying that he has never advocated violence and accused section of politicians of conspiring to brand him as a ``big criminal''.
A day after getting a temporary relief from the Supreme Court in the ``hate speech'' case, BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Friday said he was not in favour of violence as a tool in politics but would continue to raise his voice against ``anti-national forces''.