JOHANNESBURG - Wits University SRC president Mcebo Dlamini has been removed from his position following his post on Facebook saying he admires Adolf Hitler, said a statement by Wits on Monday.

The statement said, “As of today, Mr Mcebo Dlamini is no longer President or a member of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). In February 2015, Mr Dlamini was found guilty of misconduct by a disciplinary panel and given a sentence of, inter alia, one year suspended exclusion in respect of each charge against him. In terms of the SRC Constitution, a member of the SRC ceases to be a member if s/he is found guilty of misconduct by a Student Disciplinary Committee. The SRC member may appeal against his/her removal.”

Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand Professor Adam Habib said, "The Facebook posts and subsequent comments are racist and offensive in the extreme.”

Dlamini stood by his comments on eNCA saying, "A black man cannot be racist because being racist is about power."

Dlamini said, “Adam Habib is not god, he has succumbed to the Zionist scorn.”

“I am an elected president and only the student forum can remove me, he (Habib) is abusing his power.”

“However for now I am gathering my thoughts on this,” he said.

"For the purposes of clarity, I would also like to state that the separate matter of Mr Dlamini&39;s recent declaration of admiration for the fascist leader, Adolf Hitler, and what I believe to be racist comments regarding whites, did not influence my current decision to require him to step down. However, they cannot be ignored and I have referred the matter to the Legal Office for investigation. This matter will take its due course," added the statement send by Wits.

Social media was divided with some standing and applauding Dlamini’s comments and others calling it racists and uncalled for.

ex-Wits SRC Pres, Mcebo Dlamini, was not axed for his infamous Hitler comments ?? pic.twitter.com/LQdaRiQ3ve — Outside Thug (@TauYaDitshego) May 4, 2015

for the record Mcebo Dlamini was not kicked out for his stance on Hitler but that won&39;t stop some from turning him into a &39;radical&39; martyr — Benjamin Glyn Fogel (@BenjaminFogel) May 4, 2015

Mr Mcebo Dlamini is no longer President or a member of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC)