It is quite hilarious inasmuch as Gwede Mantashe has said that this is a letter they have to read before they comment and meet with the veterans, and therefore they could not discuss at the NEC. This is the sort of cowardly behavior one now expects from the members of the NEC. They seem to be waiting for something to happen-maybe a pardon for Jacob Zuma before anything actually happens. What they are in actual fact achieving is losing more support for the ANC and respect for themselves