Maduro: Chávez planned his comeback to Venezuela and the twits

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez planned his unexpected comeback to Venezuela from Cuba last Monday, at the crack of dawn, and he opted to post it on Twitter to "dispel any rumors" about his health status, said on Wednesday Vice-President Nicolás Maduro.

"Well, fellow, I think that the time has come for me to return to the homeland and continue the adjuvant therapy in Venezuela. I have decided to return. Prepare everything for the return!" Maduro quoted President Chávez during an obligatory simultaneous broadcast, AFP cited.

"Let's get everything ready; we will arrive very early in the morning, and I (Chávez) am announcing my return on Twitter," Maduro added. Last Monday, the Venezuelan leader landed in Caracas and was admitted to Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital after 72 days of convalescence in Cuba from his fourth cancer surgery.

The vice-president maintained that Chávez opted to give the news on his twitter account to "dispel any rumors," in clear reference to the opposition.