Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi on Wednesday endorsed President Robert Mugabe’s dictatorship when he performed at the aging leader’s one million-man march held in Harare.
Mtukudzi made a surprise appearance  at the controversial pro-Mugabe event which was meant to prop up support for the veteran leader.
Tuku, who sources at the information ministry say regularly, and secretly visit the first family, entertained hundreds of thousands of Zanu PF supporters most of them vendors and senior citizens who had been bussed from all over the country to come and endorse Mugabe.
At the event where Tuku performed, while President Mugabe’s wife, Grace declared that her husband will die in office.
The veteran singer who has never publicly associated himself with Zanu PF, sang only just two songs in between Grace and her husband President Robert Mugabe’s address.
Mtukudzi’s performance excited the entire Zanu PF big wigs seating at the VVIP section who were seen dancing.
But on social media the opposition MDC-T and the general public condemned Tuku for associating with President Mugabe’s party..
“Tuku has sold out his soul for few pieces of silver!” posted MDC-T national spokesperson, Obert Gutu, on his twitter handle.
“Thomas Mapfumo WOYE, Tuku shouldn’t go political!”,  he said”
He was however countered by  Zanu-PF national political commissar Savoir Kasukuwere and the party’s propagandist Jonathan Moyo who defended  Mtukudzi.
“Stop that Obert he is just a musician and if you need him ask ! Stop It,”  said Kasukuwere.
“Sounds of Oliver Mtukudzi enveloping #MillionManMarch right now. Everyone here under the spiritual spell of pure musical beauty at work!,”Moyo weighed in.