Zuma showing South Africa 'middle finger' by meeting Gupta brother - minister

Former President Jacob Zuma met Indian businessman Ajay Gupta at a temple in India this week, prompting South African cabinet minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to condemn the encounter as showing "the middle finger" to South Africans. The Gupta brothers were accused a decade ago of profiting from close ties to Zuma and influencing policy during his presidency; both parties denied wrongdoing, though the family left South Africa in 2018 as a judicial commission investigated "state capture" allegations. South Africa's international relations minister said the country will investigate the meeting, noting concern that the high commissioner to India accompanied Zuma.