ሀጫሉ ለገዢው ፓርቲ ድጋፍ አለህ የተባለውን ያስተባበለ ሲሆን፣ በኦሮሞ የፖለቲካ ድርጅቶች መካከል ያለውን መከፋፈልም በመተቸት እንደሙዚቀኛ እና አሳቢ ገለልተኛ መሆኑን ለማሳየት ሞክሯል – ይህ ባሕሪው እስከ ግድያው ድረስ የበይነመረብ ላይ መዘባበቻ አድርጎ አሰንብቶት ነበር።
Hachalu fiercely denied any sympathies with the ruling party, but also decried the deeply discordant and fractionalized Oromo political parties, demonstrating his staunch independence as a thinker and musician — a quality that made him a target for online abuse until the day of his murder.