Defend PSI, Gerindra Calls Grace Natalie's Statement About Prabowo Being Twisted

PSI Board Of Trustees Grace Natalie with Gerindra Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta (doc Gerindra)

JAKARTA - The daily chairman of the Gerindra Party DPP, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, highlighted the statement by PSI Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Grace Natalie about Prabowo Subianto who was considered disappointed with the intolerant group.

According to Dasco, there are parties who are trying to lead a negative narrative to the general chairman, by twisting his statement.

"On social media, there are parties who are trying to twist Grace Natalie's statement that Mr. Prabowo has been disappointed with Muslims. In fact, Grace's statement is not like what went viral. It is not intact, the facts are twisted and are only trying to cause a commotion," Dasco told reporters, Sunday, August 27.

For information, Prabowo again received a negative narrative of recycling about the contents of kidnappings, human rights violations, the rise of the new order to the issue of environmental crimes.

The Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives then appealed to all mass media containing negative narratives, to conduct a deeper study and find facts and facts in detail so as not to confuse the public.

"Don't let the news be filled with negative narratives, which confuse the public, so that no figure or party will be provoked by unverified news," explained Dasco.

"Some of the mass media containing this inappropriate narrative should continue to educate the public in obtaining information," he added.

Dasco added that negative narratives and facts that have not been verified, with the issue of identity politics, can not only damage Prabowo's name in terms of electability, but also threatens the peaceful election.

"More than that, the state can also be harmed by the impact of stability. The Gerindra Party remains firm in its stance to undergo the stages of elections with full peace, joy and coolness," he said.

Dasco also instructed all Gerindra cadres not to be provoked by this negative propaganda narrative. "And never retaliate to attack any party," he concluded.