Statue Of Soekarno At Tawang Station, Ganjar: Become The Spirit Of Youth, How Leaders Feel The Suffering Of The People

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo attends the online inauguration of the Soekarno Polder Tawang Statue in Semarang, Wednesday (29/9) evening. ANTARA/HO-Humas Central Java Provincial Government

SEMARANG - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo who is also a PDI-P politician said the statue of Ir. Soekarno (Bung Karno) in the middle of the Tawang Station polder, Semarang City, became a symbol of the spirit of the younger generation to think ideologically and nationally.

"This statue is expected to be the spirit of young people to think ideology, think about nationality, and how a leader who wants to feel the suffering of his people. For that Soekarno is very extraordinary, at the same time he dared to challenge the world, so that almost all of his speeches, speeches in The international community always makes people stare, gape, and truly respect him because of his intelligence," said Ganjar, after attending the online inauguration of the Soekarno Polder Tawang Statue in Semarang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, September 29.

The event was also attended online by the General Chairperson of the PDI-P as well as the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia and representatives of the Bung Karno family, Megawati Soekarnoputri.

The number one person in the Central Java Provincial Government also re-emphasized the story conveyed by Megawati Soekarnoputri about how young Soekarno's journey to becoming president was full of challenges, including the role of national figures at that time who jointly gave birth to the birth of the Republic of Indonesia.

"He also told a small thing about why Bung Karno called our youth 'Brother', it gave a good spirit and enthusiasm for young people. This is what makes young people must understand," he said.

Ganjar added that the presence of the Soekarno statue at that height also provides a historical aesthetic value with the landscape of Tawang Station and Semarang's Old Town Area which reminds how the history of the Republic of Indonesia with railways in Indonesia is.

"This cannot be separated from the role of PT KAI who built it, the artist from Bali, Ketut Winata, who has carved very well. Until Mrs. Mega, the story of how the history of the railway was taken from Bung Karno's speech. It is a story that shows how Mrs. Megawati understands the history of the nation's struggle to the history of the railroad struggle," he said. In her speech, Megawati Soekarnoputri recounted the early history of independence, namely in June 1946, when the Government of the Republic of Indonesia had to be moved to Yogyakarta.

The railway service, formerly known as TNKA or PJKA, provides two trains simultaneously to carry the government from Jakarta to Yogyakarta.

In her speech, Megawati also quoted Bung Karno's speech in the form of a rhyme.

"There was a special speech from Bung Karno about revolution and trains. It read 'Who says I'm from Tegal, I'm from Majalengka. Who says our revolution failed, because we have TNKA (PJKA)," said Megawati.