African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe has lambasted the uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) treasurer-general and local government minister Des van Rooyen for his recent comments relating to issues between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the Hawks. Speaking at the party's National Working Committee media briefing at Luthuli House on Tuesday‚ Mantashe said the MKMVA had made a wrong choice to choose Van Rooyen to speak. "I won't give Des a public advice on the matter… but if the MKMVA made a choice to choose Des to speak on the matter‚ it was a terrible choice… it was a terrible choice because then you trap Des into saying 'I will do it‚ there is nothing special about Pravin‚ I can do the job better because I am better qualified’‚" said Mantashe. This comes as Van Rooyen accused Gordhan of using the media to seek sympathy. Van Rooyen is the former finance minister who was sacked four days into his job and replaced by Gordhan."But the point I'm making is that the MKMVA should not have spoken on the matter in the first place. But to choose Des was totally unfortunate and I think they will understand that it was a mistake‚" added Mantashe.MKMVA chairperson Kebby Maphatsoe also weighed in and said that those who had captured Treasury were coming out to defend Gordhan. The MKMVA also lambasted the SA Communist Party following the party’s claim that President Jacob Zuma was wielding too much power in the Cabinet and ANC.MKMVA recently came out in defence of the Hawks‚ saying there was a well-orchestrated and deliberate attack on the unit.Van Rooyen made these comments in the wake of allegations that the Hawks have allegedly handed over a docket for the prosecution of Gordhan...