Ruler of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel He said this Friday that he had to move his arm due to “strong discomfort” and thanked “those who are concerned” for his recovery.
The President posted on his X account, “Thank you to those who cared about my arm in a sling and to the excellent medical team who dealt with my severe shoulder discomfort.”
He explained that the right arm “was motionless for a moment”; But “the left works as fully as the rest of the body. Beautiful and graceful, for the country.”
Earlier, a photo was circulated where Diaz-Canel was seen steady handThis sparked many opinions among followers and detractors.
Díaz-Canel traveled to the Casa de las Americas to attend the Heidi Santamaria Medal awarded to Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
The President shared a photo on his X account where he is seen next to an honoree and half-hidden behind his wife, Liz Cuesta; But the actor's picture did not go unnoticed by Internet users, some of whom mocked the situation.
“Tell Ravel to untie your strings,” some commented, “but who gave that kick and broke your right wing?”
On his right wrist, the ruler usually wears a $13,000 Rolex GMT Master II watch, oblivious to the contrast between the luxury the leader boasts and the misery in which most Cubans live.