Puan Maharani leads PDI-P 39th anniversary commemoration

The head of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) political division, Puan Maharani, lead thousands of party members and sympathizers in commemorating the party’s 39th anniversary at the party's headquarters in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Puan Maharani, the daughter of party chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri’s and party patron Taufik Kiemas, has been proposed by some party members as the party’s presidential candidate at the 2014 general election.

Deputy secretary-general Hasto Kristianto, who was also in attendance, stated that the PDIP would mark its anniversary as an event to solidify all party resources to provide assistance for people to gain more prosperity and quality of life.

The commemoration ended with string of events, such as blood donor activities and music performances. (dic)