Ridwan Kamil Invites To Strengthen Diversity, Regrets Edy Mulyadi's Statement That Offends Kalimantan

BANDUNG - The Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil and other members of the community, elders, academics, and Sundanese cultural observers have addressed various issues related to Sundanese or Javanese responsibility. They agreed to strengthen diversity.

This commitment was confirmed at the launch of the In-Cast Injabar (West Java Development Institute) Podcast with the theme "I am Sundanese, I am Indonesian" at the Taman Hutan Raya (Tahura) Ir H Djuanda, Bandung, Tuesday, January 25.

Ridwan Kamil said at the meeting it was agreed that the momentum of diversity triggered by one current event must be maintained by all parties.

"The conclusion is that we agree that this momentum of unity must be maintained," he said, quoted by Antara.

The issue of diversity is now in the spotlight after the words of a member of the DPR who cornered the Sundanese ethnicity. West Java inohongs such as Popong Otje Djundjunan, Tjetje Padmadinata, Didi Turmudzi, and Budi Dalton conveyed their attitudes and suggestions regarding the incident.

The studies from the culturalists and inohong were then entrusted to Injabar to be used as the formulation of government policies.

"I entrusted it to Injabar as a forum to strengthen this," said Ridwan Kamil.

According to Kang Emil, currently the Indonesian people, especially West Java, must focus on things that are constructive and not be disturbed by situations that tear diversity apart.

"We know that apart from the Arteria incident, now there are more people who are busy, don't let this situation tear the diversity apart," he said.

Kang Emil also regrets the incident which is now focused on the ethnic Kalimantan.

He hopes that this nation will not discuss things that have the potential to interfere with diversity. Instead, we must focus on building Indonesia together.

"It's also very regrettable because basically in life there are choices, including the choice of words that have the same argument but don't hurt. But if you choose a sentence that may have multiple interpretations, offending our nation, our time will be busy discussing things like that rather than being able to build it," he said. Kang Emil.

Injabar itself is an institution or think tank founded by Ridwan Kamil that facilitates the implementation of research results as a basis for decision making.

Injabar which is an extension of Padjadjaran University is led by Professor Keri Lestari.