Sunday World can reveal that Dirco bosses are stuck with a headache after Sooklal told them that his presence at the event had nothing to do with Zuma. Although Sooklal told the Dirco hierarchy that he knew about Zuma was in India, he insisted he had no clue that he would be attending the same event. “The fellow has created a headache for us with a technical explanation which, at face value, is believable and very difficult to disprove,” a highly placed insider at Dirco said. The government has previously slammed Zuma’s Indian trip, especially the public bromance with Ajay Gupta, saying it was tantamount to spitting in South African citizens’ faces. During his stay in India, Zuma was seen speaking to the media, praising Ajay as a friend and brother who had been unfairly chased away from South Africa.