Megawati Wants To Popularize The Pancasila Greetings To Maintain Unity

PHOTO VIA ANTARA/Megawati Soekarnoputri

JAKARTA - Fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri wants to popularize Salam Pancasila. The goal is to remind the Indonesian people of the importance of nationalism and national unity in maintaining independence.

Megawati said that when she inaugurated the baileo or Maluku traditional house, monument, and Jalan Ir Soekarno in Masohi, Central Maluku, virtually in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Monday, June 21.

Megawati made the virtual inauguration from her residence in Teuku Umar, Menteng, Central Jakarta, which was attended by the Secretary General of the PDI-P DPP Hasto Kristiyanto.

The essence of Pancasila, he said, is the mutual cooperation of Indonesian citizens. In that case, he wants the chanting of 'Salam Pancasila' to become a habit.

"I used to shout 'freedom', people laughed at me. They said, I'm already independent, why shout independence? I actually did that to remind that we are an independent nation. Don't want to be colonized again," said Megawati.

According to him, after this independence greeting, it should be continued with 'Pancasila Greetings'.

"Now I want to mention a lot of Salam Pancasila. I want to popularize it. Because after independence, we have a Pancasila state basis. To remind us again as nationalists who love this country," said Megawati.

He said Masohi is the name of the city given by Bung Karno which means gotong royong, inspired by the essence of Pancasila.

The eldest daughter of Bung Karno then said that she was assigned by President Joko Widodo to be the Chair of the Steering Committee of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), which aims to make Pancasila not only in the mouths of the Indonesian people, but the ideology really lives in the hearts and is implemented.

Megawati stated that gotong royong must always be remembered because no nation can build itself. He said he was sad because there are still people fighting among their own people, like in the Middle East.

He told his experience when he was the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia. At that time, Megawati had to deal with conflicts in various regions in Indonesia.

"I'm probably the only woman who has been on a warship for almost 10 days because I can't stay on the mainland. That's because I have dedication, I don't want the Indonesian people to fight with each other," explained Megawati.

"Why don't we feel the side of gotong royong, that's also tolerance? Why don't we ground it that religious differences can, by each person, that each person's belief is a personal matter?," he said.

For this reason, because it coincided with the inauguration, Megawati requested that the people of the Maluku Province work together and unite to develop their territory.

"Because we have so many tasks. For example, how to prevent this pandemic. We must be disciplined. I often see that we lack discipline," said the PDIP General Chair.

"Incorporating knowledge in Central Maluku, local wisdom is introduced again to the younger generation so that in this way a new generation will be built who are smart, tough, and able to face the challenges of a new civilization," said Megawati.