Not Wanting To Be Asked Again About Persija, Ridwan Kamil: I Don't Want To Politize Football

Will Candidate For Governor, Ridwan Kamil. Photo: Nailin/VOI

JAKARTA - The future governor of Jakarta, Ridwan Kamil, no longer wants to be asked about Persija. He emphasized that he would love Jakarta along with its contents including fans of the Jakarta football club, The Jakmania. "I have this, I have said it many times, don't ask questions again. The point is that I will love Jakarta with all its contents," said Ridwan Kamil in Setu Babakan, Jakarta, Wednesday, September 4. "In it there is a culture, there is a football culture, there is Persija with Jakmania, what form according to its aspirations, something like that, so it's just communication," he continued. The former Governor of West Java stated that he did not want to be asked again about Persija because he did not want to be considered politicizing football. Of course, said RK, as governor of Jakarta, if elected later, he will definitely take care of all elements in Jakarta. "And I don't want to go too far as if politicizing football or football clubs with politics. I think later because I have proven how I take care of these things," he said. According to RK, Persija and Persib's rivalry has only needed to meet for discussion. It is known that The Jakmania and Viking had long feuds and even frequent violence.

"Just need communication, time is set," he said.