Loyalist Amien Rais: Ummat Party Can Join Masyumi Party And Vice Versa

JAKARTA - The oldest Islamic party which was dissolved in 1960 was declared again. After returning to life, this party then invited Amien Rais' new party, the Ummat Party, to join them.

Responding to this, Amien Rais loyalist, Agung Mozin, said that there were discussions between Masyumi Party declarators to invite the Ummah Party to join. It's just that, at that time as the founder of the Ummat Party, Amien Rais asked Masyumi and the Ummah Party to run independently.

"Pak Amien said it was because the Ummat Party was already running, so he said that the Ummat Party had just let it run, declared itself. Then Masyumi reborn was welcome to declare himself," said Agung when contacted by VOI, Monday, November 9.

He said that the Ummat Party was actually different from the Masjumi Party, although it could, the spirit was the same.

"The Ummat Party is the Ummah Party, Masyumi is Masjumi. The spirit can be the same but the culture is different," he said.

Even so, Agung did not deny that there was a possibility that the Ummat Party would merge with the party that was just declared on Saturday, November 7. It's just that, before joining, the Ummat Party will first see the strength of its party.

"For example, later it turns out that the Ummah Party (supporters, red) will be less than the Masyumi Party, yes, we will be willing to join," he said.

However, if the opposite happens, namely the Masyumi Party is less than the Ummah Party, he hopes that they will also do the same. "Yes, we ask for relief, for their relief to join us," he said.

As previously reported, the Masyumi Party declaration event was held at the Da'wah Council Building, Central Jakarta on Saturday, November 7 yesterday. The reading of the declaration was led by A. Cholil Ridwan, the Head of the Preparatory Efforts of the Islamic Ideological Party (BPU-PPII).

"We, the undersigned, declare the reactivity of the Indonesian Islamic Political Party called 'Masyumi'," Cholil said in a virtual declaration as quoted from CNNIndonesia.

In this declaration, the Masyumi Party promised to fight for the sake of implementing Islamic teachings and law in Indonesia through Masyumi. In addition, they also announced the candidates for the Masyumi Party Syuro Council.

The candidates for the Syuro Council include; former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Adviser Abdullah Hehamahua, former Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban, MUI Wasekjen Tengku Zulkarnain, Cultural observer Ridwan Saidi, to Kiai Abdul Rosyid Syafei.

Meanwhile, regarding the Ummat Party, they plan to launch the party logo through Amien Rais' YouTube account on Tuesday, November 10. The launch of this logo was deliberately carried out to coincide with the return of the Grand Imam of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab from Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, the name launch was carried out on 3 October. Even so, until now they still keep the structural members of their party a secret.