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Raised fist risky to use in Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai
01 Jul 2011 at 07:34hrs | Views
MDC-T president and Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says it is now becoming very difficult to raise a "fist" lest people misconstrue what you are trying to get at.
He also reiterated that it is also becoming difficult to wave at someone least you be associated with MDC.
The "raised fist" is the Zanu-PF party slogan and raising it could be misconstrued as supporting the political party in Zimbabwe. MDC's slogan/ sign is an open palm which people usually use for waving.
Tsvangirai told more than 100 invited guests at the launch of the Book - "Beyond The Enclave Towards a Pro-Poor and Inclusive Development Strategy for Zimbabwe", in Harare that he sometimes finds it difficult to proceed by raising his hand or waving at crowds.
The wave is the "official" sign of the MDC-T led by Tsvangirai.
"I do not know whether I should wave at you or raise my fist," he said speaking in Shona. "It is very difficult nowadays."
He also reiterated that it is also becoming difficult to wave at someone least you be associated with MDC.
The "raised fist" is the Zanu-PF party slogan and raising it could be misconstrued as supporting the political party in Zimbabwe. MDC's slogan/ sign is an open palm which people usually use for waving.
Tsvangirai told more than 100 invited guests at the launch of the Book - "Beyond The Enclave Towards a Pro-Poor and Inclusive Development Strategy for Zimbabwe", in Harare that he sometimes finds it difficult to proceed by raising his hand or waving at crowds.
The wave is the "official" sign of the MDC-T led by Tsvangirai.
"I do not know whether I should wave at you or raise my fist," he said speaking in Shona. "It is very difficult nowadays."
Source - RadioVop
