JAKARTA - Jakarta Governor Candidate number 3 Pramono Anung did not want to reveal his views on the joke of Deputy Governor candidate number 1 Suswono who offended the Prophet Muhammad.
Suswono's joke, which is now a problem, proposes a rich widow to marry an unemployed young man. Then, Suswono also linked the story of the Prophet Muhammad to Khadijah.
"My politics is cheerful, I don't want to dance in places where I don't need to dance," said Pramono in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, Tuesday, October 29.
The former Cabinet Secretary did not want to corner the candidate for the Jakarta gubernatorial election, his competitor. Pramono prefers to focus on going through the campaign period by meeting the community.
"So I remain cheerful, focused on what I do," he said.
For information, the joke was conveyed by Suswono when holding a meeting with Bang Japar volunteers at the Nyi Ageng Serang Building, South Jakarta, Saturday, October 26.
Initially, Suswono revealed that he and the prospective Governor of Jakarta Ridwan Kamil would add a social assistance program for the DKI Provincial Government in the form of cards for orphans.
However, Suswono emphasized that this aid card was only intended for residents with lower or poor economic groups. While joking, Suswono also proposed that rich widows who did not enter as recipients of aid actually help by marrying unemployed youths.
"Is there a widow card or not? I make sure that there must be a poor widow. But when a rich widow asks for a card too? I suggest a rich widow please marry an unemployed young man," said Suswono.
Hal seperti ini, menurut dia, pernah dilakukan oleh istri pertama Nabi Muhammad, Khadijah binti Khuwailid.
"Remember Khadijah or not? Tau Khadijah right? He's a conglomerate. Who is married? Ya Nabi. At that time he was not a Prophet. Still 25 years old, right? Well, that's an example of being rich," he added.
Later, Suswono apologized for his statement which caused a polemic about the proposal for a rich widow to marry an unemployed young man like the story of the Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Khadijah.
"Saya menyadari bahwa pernyataan saya dalam pertemuan dengan relawan Bang Japar telah menimbulkan polemik, atas hal itu saya minta maaf, sekaligus mencabut pernyataan tersebut," ujar Suswono dalam keterangannya, Senin, 28 Oktober.
Suswono's joke statement now has an issue. GP Regional Management (PW) Ansor DKI Jakarta plans to report Suswono to the police because it is considered to have hurt Muslims.
"The most fatal, the Prophet Muhammad is definitely not a poor man and unemployed like the analogy conveyed by Suswono. We strongly condemn this statement and will plan to report this to the authorities," said PW Secretary GP Ansor DKI Jakarta Sulton.
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