PKS 'Gemoy' Disentil Is Just A Gimic Without Ideas, TKN Prabowo-Gibran: Silences People's Aspirations

JAKARTA - Secretary of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN), Nusron Wahid, responded to the criticism of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) which alluded to the nickname gemoy, only political games, had no ideas.

According to Nusron, the term 'Gemoy' is the opinion of the public. Therefore, he considered, if criticized, it would be tantamount to silencing public opinion.

"Yes, this person's name comes from organic, it comes from the community, these terms, why do people want to be silenced? They say they can't silence the aspirations of the people, why isn't this just in power, participating in the election wants to silence the aspirations of the people," said Nusron at Grand Sahid Jakarta, Monday, November 27.

"People express prohibited," he continued.

The Golkar politician invited other parties to criticize the presidential and vice-presidential candidates number 2. However, Nusron assessed that the wrong address was criticizing the nickname "gemoy" given by the public to Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto.

"Yes, criticism is welcome, right, if he conveys criticism, please. But this cooking comes from the people and continues to be questioned, so it is the same as questioning the people's creative space. In fact, democracy provides freedom for the people's creative space," said Nusron.

Previously, Deputy Chairperson of the PKS Syuro Council Sohibul Iman satirized those who used the 'gemoy' and'santuy' games to vote in the 2024 election.

It is known, the term "gemoy" which refers to the word "excitement of contemporary" was called by Prabowo supporters. Meanwhile, said Sanduy or what means relaxed is the political narrative echoed by the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) led by Kaesang Pangarep.

"Now there are terms gemory, santuy, as if those who can lead this country are those who are happy. Gemoy or satuy is certainly something unhealthy," said Sohibul at the PKS National Campaign Kick Off: Road to Final 2024 at the Bumi Wiyata Hotel, Depok, West Java, Sunday, November 26.

Sohibul assessed that the use of games in politics was legitimate. However, the former PKS president regretted that there were parties who deliberately used the game to garner voters and did not want to compete with ideas.

"So, PKS pioneered the existence of political ideas, this is to overcome conditions that we didn't expect, especially these days, I am very concerned, to win democracy, this democratic competition is now more fluid," said Sohibul.