Straighten The News 'Throw Ganjar's Name In The Trash,' Gus Miftah: Please, I Can't Say That!

Screenshot of the preacher Gus Miftah as a guest speaker in the BNPT Tolerance Cafe Podcast/Via ANTARA

JAKARTA - Miftah's religious leader Maulana Habiburrahman or Gus Miftah asked the media not to provoke him after a number of reports emerged linking Gus Miftah with the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo.

"Oh God. Please, don't be provocative. There's no way I can say 'throw Ganjar's name in the trash'," said Gus Miftah, quoted from an upload on his official Instagram account @gusmiftah, Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, July 21.

He made this statement to clarify a number of circulating news. The news said that Gus Miftah said, 'Throw that name Ganjar in the trash.'

"Mas Ganjar Pranowo is my friend," said Gus Miftah.

Furthermore, Gus Miftah also said that he often used his choice of words to joke or joke. He also said that he was friendly with all political figures.

"If only spoken language, jokes, and so on are normal. I am friends with Mas Ganjar, with Kang Ridwan Kamil (Governor of West Java), with Anies Baswedan (Governor of DKI Jakarta), Bro Erick Thohir (Minister of SOEs), Pak Airlangga (Coordinating Minister for the Economy), Gus Muhaimin (Vice Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives), Pak Prabowo (Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia), and all of them," said Gus Miftah.

Therefore, he asked the media not to provoke and quote his statement carelessly. He also asked the media to be more careful.

"Please, media friends, don't be provocative, let alone quote that language. It's not my language and it's as if it's from me. Be careful!" said Gus Miftah.