Ironically, Gcaleka was Gigaba’s legal advisor. Gigaba said: “I’m sure you’re aware the report was prepared by the Public Protector, not her deputy. You also know that the investigation started long before she was appointed to the office. “I presume the Office of Public Protector to be professional. Anything else is pure malicious political propaganda, with which I’ve become familiar, especially from certain quarters of the media. They don’t deserve my comments.” In 2018, it emerged that Gigaba had approved the early naturalisation of Ajay Gupta’s family, despite Ajay refusing to let go of his Indian citizenship.