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ANC Youth League president Collen Maine.  Picture: Judas Sekwela
ANC Youth League president Collen Maine. Picture: Judas Sekwela

Collen “Oros” Maine’s dramatic comments at Saturday’s march, where he called the MK veterans to take up arms for President Jacob Zuma, have landed him in hot water with both the ANC and the DA.

After Maine’s comments, which were labelled “unfortunate, irresponsible and reckless” by the ANC, the Democratic Alliance Youth is set to lay criminal charges against the ANC Youth League president.

The DA’s student organisation leader Yusuf Cassim said that the charges would be laid against him for inciting violence.

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