Prabowo-Sandiaga Came to Tebuireng, Gus Sholah: We Accept Anyone

Translator

Editor

Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB

Pluralism figure KH Salahuddin `Gus Sholah` Wahid Image: ANTARA/Syaiful Arif

TEMPO.CO, Jombang - Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) Educator in Jombang Regency, Solahuddin Wahid or Gus Sholah denied that he supported Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno in the 2019 presidential election after welcoming their visit to his pesantren.

"I accept anyone, Jokowi-Ma'ruf too, we are open. We certainly welcome the visit. I have not made a choice because it is still too early, it is still far and I am not taking sides,” said Gus Sholah in Jombang on Monday, October 23.

Gus Sholah said if he already had a choice, he would not have to convey it to the public. “I have a choice, but it doesn’t need to be conveyed to the community. The Dhuriyah (pesantren family) also has their own choices,” he said.

Prabowo and Sandiaga Uno came to Tebuireng Islamic boarding school on Monday also to visit the graves of the founders of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).

Gus Sholah said that the visit by Prabowo and Sandiaga was already known to the dhuriyah. “As an educational institution, it cannot be a place for campaigning. Prabowo`s visit is not a campaign, because it follows the commemoration of jihad resolution day,” said Gus Sholah.

ANTARA

Gibran Reveals Plans to Meet With Several Politicians

12 hari lalu

Gibran Reveals Plans to Meet With Several Politicians

Vice-President elect Gibran Rakambuming Raka is planning to meet with several high-ranking political figures.

Many Brokers in Indonesian Politics

38 hari lalu

Many Brokers in Indonesian Politics

Parties supporting Prabowo Subianto are vying for ministerial posts. There is a wish to see the PDI-P join the coalition.

China Changes Tack on Water Politics

42 hari lalu

China Changes Tack on Water Politics

Long a source of tension with its neighbours, China's transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation.

Social Media Brings Young Indonesians in from Political Fringe

15 Februari 2024

Social Media Brings Young Indonesians in from Political Fringe

Social media has become a powerful tool for younger Indonesian voters to engage with a political system that otherwise leaves them at the margins.

Stay Away from Politics, They Say

10 Februari 2024

Stay Away from Politics, They Say

The word Political is not only used to point to the power to influence but also to assert that the process exactly falls under the domain of politics.

Indonesia's Retno Marsudi Claims Indonesia's Foreign Politics 'Not Transactional'

9 Januari 2024

Indonesia's Retno Marsudi Claims Indonesia's Foreign Politics 'Not Transactional'

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stressed that the country's foreign politics are not transactional in nature.

Max Lane: Indonesian Society Has Not Given Birth to Opposition

7 Januari 2024

Max Lane: Indonesian Society Has Not Given Birth to Opposition

Max Lane's thoughts on activists of the 90s including those who have closed ranks around Prabowo Subianto, and the absence of opposition in Indonesia.