MK Party Defends Zuma’s Gupta-Linked India Visit as Scrutiny Over ‘Parallel Foreign Policy’ Grows

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has defended former president Jacob Zuma’s visit to India and his meeting with members of the Gupta family.

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has moved to distance itself from former president Jacob Zuma’s controversial visit to India, insisting the trip was a private engagement and had nothing to do with the party.

The clarification comes after Zuma travelled to the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in late June, where he was photographed alongside Ajay Gupta at the Siddhpeeth Shri Dakshin Kali Mandir in Haridwar.

Ajay Gupta is one of the Gupta brothers linked to allegations of state capture in South Africa and remains wanted by South African authorities.

Indian media reported that Zuma was accompanied by Gupta, who was described as a disciple of the ashram, as well as South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Professor Anil Sooklal.