A Story From A Sacrificial Keeper Of Jokowi And Ma'ruf Amin's Sacrificial Cows, Until You Can't Say Anything

Fortunately, those who claimed to be lucky could be the caretakers of the cows belonging to Jokowi and Ma'ruf Amin/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The celebration of Eid al-Adha 10 Dzulhijjah 1444 H turned out to bring blessings and pride to a cow keeper named Untung (50). His happiness became a piece of the story of this man from Purwokerto. Untung felt proud and did not expect him to be trusted to be the caretaker of the sacrificial cow belonging to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin.

Luckily, he did not expect when he was elected as a cowkeeper belonging to the President and Vice President who were at the Istiqlal Mosque. At this time of Eid al-Administrative Affairs, he felt happy that he could not say many words.

Luckily, he never dreamed of keeping the sacrificial animals belonging to the number one and second people in Indonesia in his life.

"From the first, I never imagined, I was so happy that I could not express my words," Untung told reporters when met at the Istiqlal Mosque, Central Jakarta, Thursday, June 29.

Untung pun mengucapkan banyak terima kasih karena telah diberikan kepercayaan untuk merawat sapi jenis limousine milik Presiden Joko Widodo dan Wapres Ma Ruf Amin.

"It makes me very happy," he added.

On the other hand, Untung explained that the two cows weighed more than one ton, but fortunately there was no special care when guarding the cows.

"Punya Bapak Presiden, jenis sapi Simmental 1.2 ton. Yang sapinya pak Wapres Limosin Cros berat 1 ton 1 kwintal 54 kilogram," ujar Untung.

"If I'm here, I'll clean it in the morning and immediately give the comboran to feed, clean the dirt and then I'll wash it. And after that I love grass. The cage is the same," he said.

Recalling that the Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin handed over a limousine-type sacrificial cow weighing 1.1 tons to the Istiqlal Mosque. Ma'ruf said that there were two cows handed over, one other cow belonged to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"I hereby hand over the sacrifice from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo and also the sacrifice from me as vice president for people in need," he said at the Istiqlal Mosque.