SABC.png ANC hails contribution of Struggle stalwart Indres Naidoo ANA, SABC, Johannesburg, 5 January 2016 The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has hailed the contribution of anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Indres Naidoo who has died. The South African Presidency announced on Monday that Naidoo had died at 2 Military Hospital in Cape Town on Sunday night. He was 79. In a statement, the ANC said: "The ANC mourns the passing of a stalwart and a revolutionary Comrade Indres Naidoo. His passing has robbed us of a longstanding cadre who effectively lived his life serving our people." It said that Naidoo was a leading member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) as well as the South African Communist Party (SACP). "He served in the ranks of Umkhonto WeSizwe (the ANC's military wing) and spent 10 years in Robben Island for his organisational activities," ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said. "Subsequent to his arrest he was subjected to banning orders. "His commitment led him to leave this country and serve the ANC Headquarters in Lusaka before being sent to the German Democratic Republic, GDR as the Deputy Chief Representative of the ANC. Comrade Indres survived numerous attempts on his life by apartheid agents while in exile." Naidoo was eventually elected to the Senate, a forerunner to the National Council of Provinces, following the first democratic elections in 1994. "His loyalty, commitment and sacrifices have endeared him to the historically downtrodden of our country," the ANC said. "As a true cadre, he has remained strictly consistent on being a member of the ANC. The ANC takes this opportunity to send condolences to his family and community. May his soul rest in peace." From: http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/8ac13a004b326b3e9d92ff445cadceaa/ANC-hails-cont ribution-of-Struggle-stalwart-Indres-Naidoo-20160105 -- -- 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.
