A Counter Petition Appears, Supports The Name Of Jakarta International Stadium To Be Preserved

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JAKARTA - An online petition appears on the change.org page supporting DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to keep the name Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) unchanged.

This petition is a match to the petition made by the Betawi historian, JJ Rizal, who asked Anies to change the name of JIS to MH Thamrin Stadium.

This petition was created by a person named Firman Setiawan who claims to be a Jakarta football supporter. Since the petition was uploaded on Thursday, June 23 yesterday, until tonight, the petition has been signed by 28 people.

According to the petitioner, JIS does not need to be renamed to a hero's name. Because many heroes' names have been used as street names in Jakarta.

"With no less respect for the heroes in Indonesia and in Jakarta, their names have been printed on various roads, for example Jalan Thamrin, Jalan Sudirman, Jalan Imam Bonjol, and other roads," said the petitioner, quoted on the Change page. org on Friday, June 24.

According to him, Jakartans should be proud of the name JIS. Because, this represents an international standard stadium that stands in Jakarta.

"It is proper for the stadium belonging to the DKI Regional Government to name the stadium the Jakarta International Stadium because it stands in its own city and has an international standard stadium. As citizens of Jakarta, we are proud to have an international standard stadium," he said.

For information, historian JJ Rizal made a petition asking Anies to change the name of JIS to MH Thamrin Stadium. As of tonight, the petition has been signed by 5,885 people.

Rizal views, Mohammad Husni Thamrin, is the right name for the character to be immortalized in the magnificent stadium built by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. Because, MH Thamrin has succeeded in inheriting modern Indonesian football as a national reactor, so that Jakarta is the capital of Indonesian national football.

"MH Thamrin, the son of Betawi, who became a national hero as well as a monumental hero of Jakarta and Indonesia football. He is a national movement figure who defends the little people in the villages who is not only a football freak and likes to cultivate round skin, but also has a vision of modern football. Indonesia is a reactor for nationalism," he explained.