As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) continue to shut down across the country, a video has emerged of the party using Bollywood music to rally support for the protest.
The red beret called on the whole country to join the shutdown which started only at midnight on Sunday.
The EFF demanded Ramaphosa resign and protested against the ongoing load shedding that South Africa has been experiencing for months.
Watch the EFF video on Lenasia
The video first appeared on Dala U Crew’s Facebook Page.
Arrest
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday confirmed that 87 people across South Africa have been arrested as a result of the national lockdown.
However, it is a video apparently taken in Lenasia that has gone viral showing the EFF rallying support for the death.
It is not clear who took the video, which area of Lenasia the EFF is in or if it is even related to the protest.
Bollywood songs
The video shows a bakkie driving down the road with EFF leader Julius Malema on the side.
Malema has visited the suburbs on several occasions in the past.
As the vehicle with the EFF members approaches the car, the canvassing stops and is replaced by a Bollywood number with a vibey tone.
The driver of the vehicle was also seen smiling as music was blasted from the speakers.
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The name of the song
After some digging, the song was recognized as Main Agar Saamne from the movie Jhankar sung by Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik.
The name of the song is translated from Hindi Main Agar Saamne means “If I were in front of you”. This is quite fitting as the EFF is in front of all South Africans during the national shutdown across the country.
The video went viral and generated thousands of views and hundreds of comments, with many finding it funny and praising the EFF for its efforts and calling for support in the Indian community.
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