Moeldoko Tegaskan Peringatan Cap Go Meh Jadi Momentum Perkuat Solidaritas Nasional

SINGKAWANG - Presidential Chief of Staff Dr. Moeldoko emphasized that the Cap Go Meh warning could be a suggestion to strengthen national solidarity.

Moeldoko revealed this while attending the opening of the Cap Go Meh Festival in Singkawang City, Sunday, February 5. Moeldoko was present and sitting in the front row of the VVIP with SOE Minister Erick Thohir.

In his remarks, Moeldoko mentioned the existence of a dragon snake statue in Singkawang which was once to be dismantled by a group of mass organizations in 2010.

Moeldoko, who at that time served as Commander of the Tanjungpura Regional Military Command XII, was at the forefront to prevent plans to demolish a dragon snake statue.

"At that time I said, if there were various kinds of dismantling dragon statues, Moeldoko stood at the front to look after them. Never disturb Singkawang," said Moeldoko, who was immediately greeted by visitors' applause.

Moeldoko said that the Cap Go Meh Festival celebration in Singkawang had been recognized by UNESCO as an inigent cultural heritage. This is a form of government attention preserving the Cap Go Meh culture.

"In the future, the Cap Go Meh Festival must become the center of international attention," he said.

Moeldoko, who is also the former Commander of the 2013-2015 TNI, also advised that the Cap Go Meh celebration could be a momentum to strengthen national solidity and solidarity, in order to realize a Golden Indonesia in 2045.