By A Correspondent| Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi has torched a social media storm over his statements describing the late legendary MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai as a “sellout who reversed the gains of the liberation struggle.”

Mutodi stunned all and sundry when he claimed in a tweet on Saturday “Tsvangirai invited sanctions.”

The late MDC leader is regarded by many as a doyen of democracy and a veteran of the struggle for democratic change.

“As we reflect on the life of Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, we believe he was a sell-out who fought to reverse the gains of the liberation struggle. For inviting sanctions, we view him as really a sell-out and a coward who believed whites are a better race than blacks,”claimed Mutodi.

Mutodi’ s remarks have attracted the wrath of hundreds of social media users who described the former rhumba musician as a man who has gone out of his way in a desperate bid to please his handlers.