New Age2.png Tribute to struggle icon ANC devastated by passing of activist Indres Naidoo, who will leave huge void in the party Bonolo Selebano, The New Age, Johannesburg, 5 December 2016 ANC stalwart Indres Naidoo has been hailed a leader who dedicated his life to the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal relayed a message of condolence to the passing of Umkhonto we Sizwe and former Robben Islander, Indrasena Elatchininathan Naidoo, who died at 2 Military Hospital in Cape Town on Sunday night, aged 79. Indres (2).jpg FREEDOM FIGHTER: The ANC describes the late Indres Naidoo as a cadre who was dedicated to the struggle for freedom. "We are devastated as members of the ANC by the passing of Indres. He has left a huge void in all our lives in the movement. We will continue where he left off to change the peoples' lives. He served our glorious movement with great distinction," ANC KZN provincial secretary Super Zuma said. Zuma said the vacuum created by the loss of Naidoo would be felt within the rank and file of the party as Naidoo's presence served as a repository of information from which party members could draw. "He has left a huge void in all our lives in the movement. Indres was always humble and prepared to share his knowledge with other cadres," he said. Naidoo was elected to the position of executive committee member of the Transvaal Indian Congress in 1958. He became an active MK member in 1961 and was also a member of the South African Communist Party (SACP). SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo described Naidoo as a selfless leader who put the interests of his fellow countrymen above that of his own. "We have lost a person who dedicated his life and history to the struggle. Indres and his family have made an immense contribution towards the development of the party," he said. Indres's political activities resulted in him serving a 10-year sentence on Robben Island beginning on May 13, 1963. Before his release in 1973, Naidoo was slapped with restrictive banning orders that confined him to his home in Johannesburg. Naidoo went into exile in 1976 and returned to South Africa in 1991. After the first democratic elections of 1994, he was elected ANC senator and served as MP from 1994 to 1999. <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] From: <http://tnaepaper.co.za/> http://tnaepaper.co.za/ -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
