Far From The Hustle And Bustle, Ganjar Pranowo Chooses A Small Village Where Pocut Meurah Intan Lives To Commemorate Hero's Day

CENTRAL CENTRAL - Central Java (Central Java) Governor Ganjar Pranowo commemorates Hero's Day in 2021 in a small village, precisely in Hamlet Weru, Temurejo Village, Blora Regency today.

The reason Ganjar chose the Hero's Day commemoration ceremony at that location was because in that village resided the tomb of the warrior who was nicknamed the 'Lion of the Betina' from Aceh, Pocut Meurah Intan.

Ganjar previously came with students and the Acehnese community in Semarang City to make a pilgrimage and clean the Pocut Meurah Intan grave and asked for permission to hold a Hero's Day commemoration ceremony near the tomb.

The Hero's Day commemoration ceremony was held simply in a field on the edge of the village surrounded by rice fields and walked solemnly and meaningfully.

"In this place, resides the body of a fighter from Aceh, Pocut Meurah Intan, who people here used to call Mbah Cut. The people here have taken care of his grave. This proves that heroism doesn't matter what ethnicity, race or religion is. While fighting for Greater Indonesia, they are our heroes," said Ganjar as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, November 10.

Therefore, Ganjar pays the highest respect to the people who have taken care of Pocut Meurah Intan's grave.

Respect was also conveyed to the Makassar community who had cared for the grave of Prince Diponegoro, the Sumedang community who took care of Cut Nyak Dien's grave and the Minahasa community who took care of Tuanku Imam Bonjol's grave.

"We also convey high respect to our brothers in South Africa who respect and care for the grave of Sheikh Yusuf from Goa South Sulawesi," he said.

According to Ganjar, the commemoration of Hero's Day is a momentum for the nation to see a wider ocean of the nation's struggles, because thousands of battles have been fought, millions of heroes have died to seize and defend independence.

"We, who enjoy the taste of independence, continue and will continue to stand on their bones, blood, and even tears. There is no reason for us to play games, let alone play with our Indonesianness," he said.

Ganjar also invites all children of the nation to continue the struggle of the heroes who are currently heavier than the heroes.

"Every era has its own challenges and problems. Let's prove that the blood and tears of the warriors who fell to the ground were not in vain. The grief and pain of the thousands of battles of our predecessors were not in vain," he said.

The hard and painful struggle of the heroes, continued Ganjar, must be a motivation for the nation's children to continue to move to create prosperity wherever they are and whatever their profession.

In addition to maintaining unity and integrity, the younger generation is required to make this nation self-sufficient in the politics of food, water and energy. All must contribute, provide innovations and creations so that Indonesia becomes a sovereign nation with a personality in culture.

"So that we are not remembered as a generation that is disobedient to the state. We must not waste opportunities and responsibilities. Because we don't want to be a mediocre country," said Ganjar.