Airlangga Welcomes Rhoma Irama Back To Golkar Even Though He Has Hijrah

Airlangga Hartarto (Photo: Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Airlangga Hartarto attended an iftar with PPK Kosgoro 1957, Monday, April 25p. This event also presented the King of Dangdut Rhoma Irama to give tausyiah.

In his remarks, Airlangga mentioned Rhoma Irama as a cadre who eventually returned to Golkar even though he had changed parties.

“Our senior Kiai Rhoma Irama, who said earlier he was a Golkar Party cadre who had moved here and there. And finally back to Golkar too, God willing," said Airlangga to the applause of the 1957 Kosgoro cadres at the Umar Bin Al Khattab Mosque, Monday, April 25.

The chairman of Golkar reminded that the momentum of Ramadan should be used by all Kosgoro 1957 cadres, which is now led by General Chairman Dave Laksono, to come to help the community.

Airlangga also appealed to Kosgoro and Golkar cadres to pay zakat, infaq, and shadaqah to help the poor.

The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs emphasized that entering this year's Ramadhan, all Indonesian people should be grateful because the achievements of vaccination, especially in DKI Jakarta, have shown extraordinary achievements. This vaccination achievement has made DKI Jakarta Province included in PPKM Level 2.

"With level 2, Alhamdulillah we can organize events at the mosque, we can pray in the field during Eid, tahajjud, tarawih, and also we can go home for Eid this time," said Airlangga.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy said that in the future, Indonesia's challenges will still be there. In addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is also a potential crisis due to the role of Ukraine-Russia. This has resulted in potential energy crises, food crises, and debt crises for some countries in the world.

However, so far, Indonesia is still able to overcome the potential crisis in the three sectors that pose a global threat.

Airlangga admitted that President Joko Widodo was even one of the five heads of government who were asked for assistance by the UN Secretary General to help deal with the crisis in the three sectors.

"So the world's trust in Indonesia is extraordinary. And this government is supported by political parties, and the Golkar political party is supported by the PPK Kosgoro 1957 organization. This is all the result of national work," said Airlangga.

The iftar event with PPK Kosgoro was filled with giving donations to orphans, handing over food packages to DKM Umar Bin Al Khattab Mosque,

Present at this event were former Chairman of the Council of Experts and Chairman of the 1957 Kosgoro PPK Advisory Council Agung Laksono.