The African National Congress Youth League condemns the heckling Of ANC Youth League President by some delegates at the SACP National Special Congress. ANC YL President Julius Malema was invited by the SACP and attended the Special Congress on behalf of the ANC YL. The ANC YL finds it totally unacceptable and politically immature that some delegates at the Communist Party Congress would find it suitable to heckle and howl leadership of the Alliance. The Communist Party is logically expected to provide leadership on critical issues and engage on ideological debates, and not heckle. The Communist Party should be concerned that it harbours within its ranks, people who derive pleasure from heckling and howling leaders of the revolutionary Congress Alliance.
The ANC Youth League is not an enemy of the SACP, and actually shares most strategic objectives with the Communist Party. Heckling of the leadership of the ANC YL portrays a wrong picture that there are strategic differences, whilst we are all in pursuit of the National Democratic Revolution and attaining the objectives of the Freedom Charter. The ANC YL will continue to engage with the South African Communist Party on various ideological and political debates, including on the Nationalisation of Mines and other strategic sectors of the South African economy.
ANC YL President Julius Malema will during his address to the National Press Club on Tuesday, the 15th of December 2009 in Sheraton Hotel at 10H00 respond to the manner in which some delegates heckled and howled at the Communist Party Special National Congress.
Statement issued by ANC Youth League December 14 2009
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