Anies Baswedan: Message Of AMIN Change Is The Same As Syair Rhoma Irama

Anies Baswedan met Rhoma Irama at Studio Sonnet Record, Depok, West Java, Saturday (20/1/2024). (Doc. ANTARA/HO-Team Media AMIN)

JAKARTA - The message of change brought by Anies-Muhaimin was recognized by the number one presidential candidate, Anies Baswedan, as well as the lyrics in the song Rhoma Irama, the Indonesian dangdut music legend.

"Our struggle is a change for justice, and he has brought a lot of messages," he said when meeting Rhoma at Studio Sonnet Record, Depok, West Java, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, January 20.

Anies revealed that during his visit to villages, he often asked if he memorized the lyrics: the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. It turns out that people memorize everything. He said, Anies-Muhaimin emphasized the principle of raising a small one, without shrinking the big one.

"Don't let only the prosperous prosper, but those who are not yet prosperous do not experience prosperity," he said.

He explained the meeting with Rhoma, to get advice, messages, as well as to ask for blessings so that they can carry out their mandate as presidential candidates. At the same time, I want to voice what Rhoma has been expressing through the lyrics of the song.

He considered Rhoma Irama not just a musician who made the nation proud with its various achievements. But the person who voiced messages of struggle and humanity through the lyrics of the song. Rhoma continued Anies, being an inspiration to millions of people, where through music and poetry, has brought messages of struggle, social and humanity, through dangdut music that is worldwide.

Bang Haji Rhoma's rhythm managed to bring Indonesia to the world arena. Therefore, we saw that there was writing in a superstar with a message. Note, all the lyrics are full of meaning, full of messages. Not just beautiful lyrics, but meaningful lyrics," he asserted.

The General Elections Commission on Monday, November 13, 2023, determined three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates to participate in the 2024 General Election.

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.