Mr. Anies, Said PDIP, This Is The Meaning Of The Greetings Of The Handspaling When The Petik Merdeka

Secretary General (Sekjen) of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto when delivering his ceremonial mandate at the commemoration of the 78th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia at the PDIP DPP Party School, Jakarta, Thursday (17/8/2023). (Doc. ANTARA)

The Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto, responded to the presidential candidate for the Coalition for Change and Unity (KPP) who greeted independence not bypaling his hand, but with open arms.

Hasto then told the former governor of DKI Jakarta by explaining the meaning of greeting with his hand holding.

According to Hasto, bending hands refers to the meaning of five Pancasilas being one which means mutual cooperation, fighting capitalism, and imperialism.

"So what is taken is the fighting spirit where the hands hold five Pancasilas into one. The strength of mutual cooperation, we are against capitalism, and imperialism," said Hasto to reporters at the PDIP School, Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 17.

Hasto also asked reporters to convey the meaning to Anies.

"That's the meaning that can be conveyed to Mr. Anies," he continued.

Previously, the presidential candidate from the Coalition for Change for Unity (KPP) Anies Baswedan invited residents to greet independence when attending the independence ceremony as well as commemoration of the 78th Indonesian Independence Day at the Lebak Bulus Reservoir, Cilandak, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 17.

However, Anies said that independent hatchers must be done with open arms, not asphalting.

"Allow me to invite everyone to greet the independence. Greetings to the nation. I say that the greeting of nationality does not hold, the greeting of nationality is there with open arms, that is what the first President of the Republic of Indonesia showed, on August 31, 1945," said Anies.

Anies did not push his hand when he played for independence.

"Free hatchers with open arms who send our messages to give warm greetings to all. I will say the sentence "Independent" and "We all follow it together," said Anies.

Residents who participated in the event also followed Anies' directions. They also join the independence by not bending their hands, but with open arms.

"Alhamdulillah, the greeting of independence is not by holding hands, but with open arms. A greeting that is easily answered with a sense of togetherness," said Anies.