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| A screenshot of Robert Mugabe stumbling on stage in New Delhi (Video below) |
Zimbabwe's 91-year -old President Robert Mugabe stumbled and almost fell during a meeting with Indian PM Modi during Africa Summit at New Delhi.
A video shows a frail Mugabe getting on to the stage to meet Modi, who is waiting for him. Mugabe trips over and struggles to find balance as an aide rushes to help him. A concerned Modi also moves closer to the African leader to reach out.
The video comes as an embarrassment to Mugabe who claims that he is fit as a fiddle despite his advanced age. Ruling Zimbabwe since 1987, he has not put any succession plan in place.
The leader, who is widely reviled in the Western media over human rights violations, is touchy about his public image. In February this year, Mugabe suspended his bodyguards after they failed to prevent him from falling during a public function.