Admits That Major Teddy Reprimanded, Gus Miftah Apologized For Insulting A Block Ice Seller

JAKARTA - Ulama and Lecturer Miftah Maulana Habiburrahman alias Gus Miftah, apologized after the video of him insulting tea ice traders with the word 'block' went viral on social media. Miftah admitted that she was reprimanded by Cabinet Secretary Major Teddy Indra Wijaya.

Through a video message, Miftah clarified that she really likes to joke with anyone. He admitted that he had made a mistake in throwing disrespectful words at the iceman.

"I am Miftah Maulana Habiburrahman, responding to what went viral today. First, with humility I apologize for my mistake. I often joke with anyone," Miftah said in a video, Wednesday, December 4.

"Therefore, for joking the person concerned, I will apologize directly. Hopefully the door will be opened for me, sorry," he continued.

Miftah also apologized to the entire community who was also offended by the words she made in front of the congregation.

"Then secondly, I also apologize to the public for this commotion, which felt disturbed by my jokes, which were judged by the public to be excessive. For that, I also apologize," he said.

The Presidential Special Envoy for Religious Harmony and the Development of Religious Facilities also promised to self-introspect and be more careful in the future.

"This is also an introspection for me to be more careful in speaking in public and society," he said.

The man who was born in Lampung admitted that he had been reprimanded by Cabinet Secretary Major Teddy Indra Wijaya that a Presidential Envoy must be more careful in speaking in public.

"I have also been reprimanded by Mr. Seskab to be more careful in expressing my speech opinion in front of the general public," concluded Miftah.

Previously, it went viral on social media a video showing Miftah Maulana cursing at an ice seller who was trading at a recitation event attended by Miftah.

In the video, Miftah sits giving a lecture in the Islamic boarding school area in Magelang, Central Java. The cleric, who is synonymous with his long hair, initially called the seller of balalan tea ice who sells among the congregation.

"Do you still have a lot of tea ice? Still? Well, it's been sold *****," he concluded with a word that was judged like harshness and harshness.

The public's response was unstoppable. Gerindra Party through its official Instagram account, @gerindra, asked Miftah to publicly apologize to a tea ice seller who was a victim of insults.

In the upload, the Gerindra Party said that Miftah's actions were against the values taught by the President and General Chair of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto.