Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Chairman of the PDIP DPP Puan Maharani, explained that PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri did not intend to demean President Joko Widodo in front of the cadres.
Puan said Megawati's words about 'Jokowi feels sorry if there is no PDI-P' only an expression from an older brother to his younger brother. Because in reality, Megawati loves Jokowi very much and is even willing to defend the president if someone is involved.
"Mr. Mega really loves Mr. Jokowi, of course, he really respects Mr. Jokowi as president," said Puan at the ROSI event quoted on Kompas TV's Youtube channel, Friday, January 13.
"Why? Remember? Some time ago, Mrs. Mega once said that I was crying, I don't accept seeing Mr. Jokowi being molested, surely I will stand in front to defend Mr. Jokowi, because I don't want Mr. Jokowi to be molested. Remember?," he continued.
In fact, Megawati's daughter admitted that this was the first time she had heard her mother defend someone like that.
"This means 'I want to be in front of Pak Jokowi's defense'. Because I can see as a mother, as a sister, it's a shame that our president, Mr. Jokowi, can successfully carry out his duties well and don't continue to look at the results of his work. That's if you don't love and respect, what?," said Puan.
"Pak Jokowi is not a family, Pak Jokowi is outside our family, but unfortunately, Mr. Jokowi and Mrs. Jokowi," he added.
Moreover, according to Puan, Megawati's statement was made in an internal party event. Where all those present are considered their own children and relatives.
So, said Puan, what Megawati said was of course without the purpose of insinuating or demeaning someone because they were still in a family atmosphere.
"And why did PDIP say that at the PDIP event, because this is an internal event, all the children are considered, that's when before the speech, Mega's mother said 'cangen not be with her mother? Really miss her?' It means that Mega's mother, apart from being a Ketum, brought her that 'I am your mother' to her children," explained Puan.
Puan emphasized that once Megawati loved Jokowi, the 5th president of the Republic of Indonesia never stopped praising the former governor of DKI Jakarta as a smart person.
In fact, Puan said, if anyone thinks Megawati is demeaning Jokowi with this statement, it is a negative thought for those who do not like the closeness between the two.
"In his speech, if we hear 'Pak Jokowi is smart, you know, if I'm not smart, why do I want Pak Jokowi to do it. That's so dear and respectful of Megawati's mother to her sister, Mr. Jokowi. If someone thinks the opposite is a negative thought," said Puan.
Previously, Megawati joked about Jokowi's fate if there was no PDIP. According to him, Jokowi's status will definitely be different from today.
This was conveyed by Megawati during a speech at the PDI-P 50th Anniversary commemoration event at the Jakarta International Expo, Tuesday, January 10.
"Mr. Jokowi is like that, you know, just keep quiet. Yes, yes, even though Mr. Jokowi, if there is no PDI-P either, oh my, sorry," said Megawati.
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