A former Indian-origin city councillor in South Africa has been arrested for allegedly making derogatory racist comments against President Cyril Ramaphosa in a video posted on Facebook.
In the viral video, former Durban councillor Kessie Nair, who was earlier sentenced to six years in prison for fraud in 2005, called Ramaphosa a "kaffir" -- a derogatory term used against black people during the racist apartheid era.
In the video, Nair said that he is prepared to take a bullet or go to prison for the rest of his life.
"I... do hereby call for that kaffir state president Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, yes I mean the kaffir state president Cyril Ramaphosa, to be charged for frauding [sic] this nation, for oppressing this nation, for high treason, for failing and he's the source to all crime violence poor healthcare, poverty that prevails in a so-called true democracy," he said in the nearly five minute-long rant.
"I'm ready to go to jail for the rest of my life or take a bullet, I just want to say that the truth will hurt."
Krishnan added that his brother suffered from a chronic illness and "needs immediate medical care and attention."