Reply To Gibran's Attack In Debate, Anies Alludes To The Role Of Tom Lembong, The Author Of Jokowi's Speech

Anies after campaigning at the Mini Cikarang Stadium, Bekasi, West Java, Monday, January 22/DOK VOI

BEKASI - Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, responded to accusations that the vice presidential candidate number 2, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who said that Muhaimin Iskandar received a press conference from Thomas Lembong. Thomas Lembong or who is familiarly called Tom Lembong is now the Co-Captain of the National Team for the Victory of Anies-Muhaimin (AMINAn National Team). In the past, Tom Lembong served as Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) for the 2016-2019 period. Anies captured the message that Gibran missed Tom Lembong. Given, Tom is one of the writers of President Joko Widodo's speech. Tom's most horrendous speech was the analogy of the 2018 film "Game of Thrones" read by Jokowi at the 2018 World Bank IMF meeting. "Yes, maybe someone misses Tom. Tom used to be the author of the speech. Just ask how many times he wrote a speech," said Anies after campaigning at the Mini Cikarang Stadium, Bekasi, West Java, Monday, January 22. Previously in the debate, Gibran assessed that the vice presidential candidate number 01 Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin did not understand his own question which was proposed in the fourth debate tonight. Gibran also accused Cak Imin of getting a question from the Co-Captain of the AMIN national team, Thomas Lembong or Tom Lembon. “Gus Muhaimin also did not understand the question given to me, maybe it got a press conference from Mr. Tom Lembong,” Gibran said in his fourth debate at JCC, Jakarta, Sunday, January 21.

Responding to this, Cak Imin admitted that he would immediately communicate with Tom Lembong because the name was mentioned by Gibran in the debate. According to Cak Imin, the attack showed that Gibran missed Tom Lembong. "Soon I want to call him. Not a consultation, no. But someone misses it apparently," he explained after the fourth debate of the 2024 vice presidential candidate.