Suluman Chimbetu has apparently always been a political animal, and is often seen in the company of prominent activists. His latest gambit, however, could prove disastrous.
Pictures of the dendera music principal clad in Zanu PF
regalia have been awash on social media, attracting strong reaction from the
antiestablishment brigade.
Sulu’s images that went viral were a cause for celebration
in Zanu PF circles only days after his pictures with MDC Alliance Member of
Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe attracted a backlash from the same
party now claiming him as their own.
Dendera ace Sulumani Chimbetu posing for a photo with
Zimbabwe National Students Union leader Takudzwa Ngadziore
Sulu, son of the late legendary musician and liberation war
hero, Simon, has been under a barrage of criticism from mainly Zanu PF
supporters who took him to task over his association with Mamombe and of late,
Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) president Takudzwa Ngadziore.
He was a subject of political debate after he was captured
on camera welcoming Ngadziore from remand prison and has been on record
expressing solidarity with the student leader.
This upset some Zanu PF who wanted him to be stripped off
his ambassadorial role at the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services.
The singer is lending his popularity to the ruling party
and he is said to be a member of the Zanu PF youth league from zone 1 in Harare
and was pictured “chanting” Zanu PF slogan at what appeared to have been a
party meeting.
This however, evokes the early 2000s memories for artistes
such as the late Andy Brown and Simon Chimbetu who found themselves shunned by
the masses and had their careers confined to the dustbins after they openly
aligned themselves with the ruling party.
They both died trying to revive their careers.
For reference, the late music icon Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi who managed to refrain from partisan politics, died a much loved figure. Newsday
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