Loyalist Amien Rais: Like The Democrat Party, The Ummat Party Has No Abbreviation

Amien Rais (Foto: Instagram @amienraisofficial)

JAKARTA - A number of parties in Indonesia often abbreviate their party names. However, this did not apply to the Ummat Party, which was recently introduced by former General Chair of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais.

According to Amien Rais loyalist who also joined the party, Putra Jaya Husen, later party cadres may not refer to the party by an abbreviation.

"Don't use abbreviations. Like the Democrat Party or not," Putra said during a conversation with VOI, Thursday, October 1.

The prohibition, he continued, was also carried out so that the word 'ummat' which was the basis of their struggle was always mentioned. Moreover, the expression 'ummat' which became the party's name had a general meaning. Not only synonymous with Muslims.

"After all, it is included, general. It can be Muslims, mankind. It can be various," he explained.

"Yes, what is the acronym for the Democrat Party? Do we just like it. There are others, rarely use the abbreviation PD," he added.

Previously, through a video that lasted almost three minutes, former Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais announced the new name of his party. It is not called PAN Reformasi as it has been calling for so far, this party is called the Ummat Party.

"Insyaallah, the Ummat Party is determined to work and fight together with the other nation's children," Amien said in a video uploaded to Amien Rais Official's YouTube account on Thursday, October 1.

In the video, the former chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) said that his new party would fight against injustice and uphold justice. In addition, this new party will work and struggle to uphold Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, and universal democratic rules.

Furthermore, he explained, this party will always carry out Allah's orders in the holy Koran. There are two things he alluded to, first upholding virtue and eradicating evil. Second, uphold justice and eradicate injustice.

"If the former moves more at the personal, familial, and communal level at a more micro level. Then the second moves more at the national level, at the macro level and is closely related to issues of power," he said.