Julius Malema’s friends are abandoning him and he says he feels like he has leprosy. He might also be facing bankruptcy and his many criminal charges still loom.

The news has been void of information about Julius Malema of late, but during his time of press absence, Julius has lost a lot of friends and seen them speak in tongues. Julius was speaking during an exclusive interview with the Rapport and City Press newspapers:

I have lost a lot of friends. I am one person who believes that those who leave you during difficult moments were never with you even before… We’ve seen friends vacillating. We’ve seen friends bowing to the pressure of the enemy. We’ve seen friends speaking in tongues and some are even so ashamed to be seen with you in public because to them you look like you’ve got leprosy and some don’t even take your calls. If they do, they are very impatient.

Malema remained confident about the 51 charges that he faces in Polokwane including corruption, racketeering, and fraud arising from the awarding of tenders by the Limpopo government.

In the face of this, it was reported that Malema owes R16 million in taxes, but can only afford to pay R4 million, give or take a Breitling or two. That means possible bankruptcy as well as the fact that he might lose his cabbage, tomato and cattle farming enterprise.

There is no cent that comes from drugs or the underworld. I am an open book. There is nothing that the State doesn’t know about me.

[Source: IOL]