Golkar Rewards Horses To Prabowo, Airlangga: The Emblem Of The Advanced Indonesia Coalition

The horse that Golkar awarded to Prabowo Subianto (Photo: DOK VOI/Nailin In Saroh)

JAKARTA - Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto was given a horse when he visited the Golkar Party DPP office on Jalan Anggrek Neli Murni, Slipi, West Jakarta, Thursday, August 31. General Chairperson of Golkar Airlangga Hartarto, explained why the Golkar Party awarded a brown horse to the former and General of Kopassus. According to Airlangga, this horse is a symbol of progress from the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM). It is known that KIM is a coalition supporting Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in 2024 consisting of Gerindra, PKB, Golkar and PAN. Initially, Airlangga revealed the origin of the horse from the farm of one of the figures in Golkar. The horse, he said, was an accomplished horse. "Pak Prabowo, earlier Golkar handed over a manly one, this horse is not just any horse, but this is a horse that is being promoted here, there is a Golkar figure, Mr. Bambang Heri. He has 100 horses, and has a stable, has a briefing at Salatiga, has it in Kalimantan, and is in Jakarta so that this is part of other than his hobby of looking for achievements, and this horse excels," said Airlangga during his speech at the Golkar Institute, Thursday, August 31. The Coordinating Minister for the Economy said that equestrianism according to Islamic teachings is one of the recommended sports. In the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad Saw, it was mentioned that there were three recommended sports, namely equestrian, swimming, and archery. "So this is in accordance with the sunnah of the prophet and this horse symbolizes that we continue to spur quickly, jump towards progress. And this is in accordance with the name of our coalition, namely the Advanced Indonesia Coalition," explained Airlangga. Airlangga said the coalition of four political parties supporting the government wanted to run fast towards Indonesia gold, becoming an advanced Indonesia. "I see that the Forward Indonesia Coalition has received positive responses from various media and this continues the success achieved by the leadership of President Joko Widodo. So this is a commitment from the four parties," said Airlangga.

To note, Prabowo's presence at the Golkar Party DPP was due to a special invitation from Airlangga to be a speaker at the Public Lecture of the Golkar Party or Public Lecture with the theme 'Responding to the Challenges of Future Leadership Towards Golden Indonesia 2045'. The event was attended on a limited basis and live via Zoom from 16.30 to 18.00 WIB. The Golkar Institute Public Lecture event was held behind closed doors for media crews. However, it was broadcast live through the Golkar Institute YouTube channel.