Zimbabwe Vice-President Constatino Chiwenga, 62, is receiving medical treatment in India.
This comes days after he dismissed reports of being airlifted to South Africa.
Zimbabwe VP Constantino Chiwenga Receiving Treatment In India
Harare – Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is being treated in India for a minor ailment, a government… https://t.co/zUiP6ocom0
— Zimbabwe Elections (@electionszw) February 11, 2019
The former head of Zimbabwe’s military played a key role in ousting former President Robert Mugabe in 2017.
Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi said on social media that Mr Chiwenga was recovering well from a minor abdominal ailment in the Indian capital, Delhi.
The post was ridiculed by citizens in a country where politicians routinely seek medical attention abroad while the public health system has collapsed and hospitals lack medicine.
《Zim VP Constantino Chiwenga is being treated in India for minor ailment》
Ok. So Zim VP gets treated in India for a minor ailment, while critically ill citizens make do with appalling service
Zimbabwe vice president receiving treatment in India | eNCA https://t.co/ZaKMTKpSQ7
— V.L Shadean (@VijayShadean) February 11, 2019
Reports say he is widely seen as a potential successor to the current leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa.