Zuma showing South Africa 'middle finger' by meeting Gupta brother - minister

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is visiting India to meet with a member of the Gupta family—and officials at home are furious. A minister said the trip amounts to showing South Africa a middle finger. The Gupta family's corruption scandal consumed Zuma's presidency in the 2010s, and this meeting reads as deliberate political provocation to those demanding accountability. According to the BBC, the visit has reignited anger over a decade-old scandal that continues to divide South Africa.

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