Grandma Eril's Prayer Was Answered So That Her Grandson Could Be Buried In The Country, Had Time To Leave The Shroud To Ridwan Kamil

Ridwan Kamil's son Eril's funeral procession. (Screenshot of West Java Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Tjutju Sukaesih, mother of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, admitted that she had left the shroud for her son when he was going to Switzerland to pick up the body of his grandson, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz or Eril.

This was conveyed when he spoke at his grandson's funeral today, Monday, June 13.

Tjutju said that he always prayed and hoped that his grandson would be found after he was lost in the Aare River, Bern, Switzerland on May 25.

"And his fate is as we have witnessed. But I beg that he can be buried in Indonesia, in particular, and now we see where Eril is buried and we pray for all of them," said Tjutju who was sitting next to Ridwan Kamil like the West Java Provincial Government Public Relations YouTube show.

When Ridwan Kamil left for Switzerland to pick up Eril's body after it was found, Tjutju said he had left the shroud.

"And that's what I want to say that my prayers have been answered and I have entrusted the shroud to my son while in Switzerland to shroud him," he said.

Tjutju said there was a lot to be learned from her grandson. He hopes that Eril's good deeds can be imitated by many parties.

"Thank God it's a lesson for me, as her grandmother, that I'm not necessarily like Eril. Please pray for us all to learn from what Eril did," said Tjutju.

"And hopefully, especially my son, Mochammad Ridwan Kamil, will be made a fair leader according to you, O Allah. It is not fair according to humans, because humans are often dissatisfied. ... Our goal is only to worship Allah," he added.

As previously reported, Eril's body was taken to the cemetery in Cimaung, Bandung Regency, West Java from the Pakuan Building at around 09.00 WIB. Along the way, the convoy of hearses was welcomed by the public.

Eril died after being swept away by the current of the Aare river while swimming with his sister and a friend who lived in Switzerland.

The body of Ridwan Kamil's eldest son was found by an elementary school teacher named Geraldine Beldi at the Engehalde Dam after a two-week search.