Sindir Walkot Protesting Depok, The Most Intolerant City, Yusuf Muhammad: Residents Don't Protest, They Will Go To Hell

Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Social media activist Yusuf Muhammad mocked the Mayor of Depok, Mohammad Idris, who did not accept the results of the Setara Institute's research which placed the city he led as the most intolerant in Indonesia.

In the research, Equivalent uses four variables and eight indicators for 94 cities in Indonesia. As a result, Depok's Tolerant City Index (IKT) score was the lowest because it only touched 3,577 points.

"Wow, if you do research, don't be careless! Who says Deok is the most intolerant city? Depok is inhabited by experts in heaven and the people are very religious," Yusuf quipped through his Twitter account, @yusuf_dumdum, reported Tuesday, April 4.

Ironically, Yusuf said that Depok residents should not protest with this result. Cause the stakes are too big, go to hell. Of course this is a harsh satire to stakeholders in Depok.

"You citizens, don't protest too much! Enter Hell, then you will know the taste!" insinuated him.

Mohammad Idris previously protested the results of Setara's research. Idris questioned the indicators of intolerance used for the survey. Because so far the Depok City Government has worked in accordance with existing regulations, for example in licensing houses of worship.

According to Idris, he always gives a Decree (SK) for places of worship when it has been approved by FKUB. Also, Setara had to ask the residents of Depok whether there had been frequent conflicts with others.

"So far, Depok people are tolerant or not towards minorities, or not tolerant with other ethnic groups. So far there have been no Betawi people and Sundanese people fighting, no, it's a conflict," he said.

Idris then compared Setara's research with the University of Indonesia (UI). The result is clearly different because UI places Depok as a city that is quite tolerant. "Please discuss with them, if we are intolerant we will fix it. Depok remains a tolerant city," he said.