ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema continued his attack on former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota on Friday, calling him a "blue-light revolutionary".

Speaking at an ANCYL election strategy workshop, Malema criticised dissenting ANC members who were hinting at forming a new political party.

"That party will not take votes from the ANC but will take votes from other opposition parties... they are blue-light revolutionaries who can't imagine their life without bodyguards and had forgotten how to drive, but are faced with the reality to do so."

He said Lekota was one of those leaders who wanted to "hang onto power". Malema said although he respected Lekota's credentials, he did not need to "impose them on us".

He referred to Lekota as a "factory fault who behaved like he has never been to the ANC's political school".

He said there were two parties in South Africa: the ANC, and the rest, and he therefore urged the youth to mobilise the public into voting for the ANC in the next elections.

Sapa