Malema and his MPs demanded the removal of De Klerk from the gallery, saying he had no right to be in parliament because he refused to accept that apartheid was a crime against humanity.
“He didn't do it during Mbeki's era, he didn't do it during Zuma's era. Now he has got his 'ice boy' as a president, now he thinks he can undermine us because he controls Cyril,” charged Malema.
De Klerk, he alleged, had “files” on Ramaphosa and was undermining him.
“We are not going to allow Cyril's proximity to them to allow them to undermine us. De Klerk is speaking this way because he can see there is no leadership in Cyril,” said Malema.
He said De Klerk's “boys” had been “running” Ramaphosa since the 1970s.
“That's why today their boss is in charge and they think they can undermine us. We are not going to allow that,” said Malema.