There’s hypocrisy in power and ego

A FEW weeks ago, DA leader Mmusi Maimane delivered a sermon at the Christian Revival Centre Church in Chatsworth.

He spoke about racial tensions and division in the province on the back of Julius Malema’s accusation that the majority of Indians were racist. He said such leaders created divisions “because such leaders don’t have a vision for South Africa for all”. Maimane’s speech smacks of political hypocrisy.

When Malema attacked Indians with his incendiary comments at the EFF’s birthday celebration in Durban last year – that Indian businesses are exploiting black workers by paying them a pittance – there was a deafening silence from the DA. Why was Malema’s statement not challenged then?

Because the DA, in its hunger for power, threw principles to the wind and happily went into bed with the EFF to take control of metros in Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay and in Tshwane.

While Malema’s racist comments are troubling, the sudden emergence of the DA as saviours is problematic. It may appear to be a magnanimous gesture, worthy of being lauded, but the political undertone is nothing more than a ploy to enamour the Indian electorate.

The hypocrisy of the DA reveals itself in different ways. I am concerned that our politics is no more about service delivery but about the pursuit of power and egos.

ASHWIN NUNDLALL Bakerville Gardens