TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The vice presidential candidate number 01 Ma`ruf Amin met Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono X at the Yogyakarta Palace, Monday morning, October 15. This agenda also denied a rumor stating that Ma’ruf was sick.
“Thank God, I am healthy and fit. I am sorry that there is information stating I am sick. It’s a hoax,” Ma'ruf said, Monday, October 15.
The rumor was caused by an image circulating on social media that showed Ma’ruf was lying in a hospital bed. “That was my picture in 2016 when I checked up at the hospital. It’s not true,” said Ma’ruf.
Ma’ruf Amin visited Yogyakarta for two days, on October 14-15. He is scheduled to visit a number of Islamic boarding schools and community leaders, a number of Nahdlatul Ulama figures, and Jokowi – Ma’ruf volunteers.
Yesterday, Ma’ruf visited the Krapyak Islamic Boarding School. He met with KH Atabik Ali Maksum, Nyai Ida Zainal Abidin, and KH Najib Abdul Qodir. He also met with the cultural observer Emha Ainun Najib aka Cak Nun.
Ma`ruf Amin also met with a number of Youtuber and attended the closing of the Jogja Halal Festival at the end of the day.
DEWI NURITA