Gibran Asks His Supporters Not To Worry About The Amount Of Slander On Social Media

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka delivered his speech while attending the Satnite with Pantura Dukung Gibran (Pandugi) event at GOR Palanatayudha, Karawang, West Java, Saturday (9/12/2023) (ANTARA)

Vice Presidential candidate number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka advised his supporters not to respond to slander on social media addressed to candidate pair number 2.

"If there is slander, there is fun, there is any attack on social media that does not need to be responded to. Don't respond, there is no need to clarify, there is no need for slander to be attacked by slander," said Gibran, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 13.

Gibran also asked his supporters to work hard so that he and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto can win the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections (Pilpres).

"If there are surveys where the numbers are high, we will continue to work hard, if the numbers are low, we will still work hard too," said Gibran.

In addition, Gibran advised the public to maintain conduciveness in the midst of the dynamics of the 2024 General Election.

According to the Mayor of Surakarta, it is important to maintain Indonesian unity even though there are differences in choice in the 2024 presidential election.

"People's choices are different, but all peaceful citizens," said Gibran.

On that occasion, Gibran had time to thank the residents for their enthusiasm in welcoming the arrival of the Mayor of Surakarta.

"Earlier I saw that the outside couldn't enter because it was full. Everyone was healthy. Thank you," said Gibran.

Gibran on Saturday campaigned in Jakarta and Karawang, West Java.

He conducted a campaign by visiting the Cilincing Flats, North Jakarta and the Cempaka Putih area, Jakarta to socialize his program.

Furthermore, Gibran left for Karawang to attend the Satnite with Pantura Dukung Gibran (Pandugi) event at GOR Pamatayudha, and Gibran was also scheduled to visit Kyai Junaidi Al Baghdadi, the leader of the Albaghdadi Islamic Boarding School and the head of the Manaqiban assembly Syekh Abdul Qodir Jaelani.

The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia on Monday, November 13, 2023, determined three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates to participate in the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections (Pilpres).

The results of the draw and determination of the number of participants for the 2024 presidential election on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, the pair Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md serial number 3.

The KPU has also set a campaign period from November 28, 2023 to February 10, 2024, then the voting schedule will be on February 14, 2024.