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View all search resultsAhok's arrogance, religion precludes him from governorship: FPI
The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has stated that Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama should not replace Joko Widodo as the next governor due to his religion and alleged arrogance
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he Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has stated that Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama should not replace Joko Widodo as the next governor due to his religion and alleged arrogance.
Therefore FPI Jakarta has requested that the City Council reject Ahok's inauguration as governor.
'Ahok does not deserve to lead Jakarta because it is a Muslim-majority city. Second, he's arrogant; he referred to civil servants who were older than him and did not perform well by animal names. He's the one who should be called by an animal name,' Salim said before the meeting between the FPI and the City Council representatives on Wednesday.
FPI secretary- general Novel Bamu'min read out FPI's objections, which were based on '20 sins committed by Ahok', including the fact that he, as the deputy governor and future governor, automatically headed a number of Islamic organizations in Jakarta.
'He has also caused anxiety among Muslims due to his religion [..] Ahok used his authority to carry out a Christianization mission through the open-call selection, after which we saw several Christian leaders selected to lead Muslim-majority areas,' Novel said.
Moreover, Novel slammed Ahok for taking sides with the Ahmadiyah community by not issuing a decree that banned the Ahmadis from conducting any religious activities.
Novel sought to curry favor with the City Council by saying that they were also offended by Ahok's remark that the City Council had sponged off regional leaders.
Ahok made the remark while criticizing the Gerindra-led Red-and-White Coalition's move to end direct elections for regional leaders.
Commenting on this, City Council speaker Prasetio Edi Marsudi of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said that the council leaders would discuss the issue.(dic)(++++)
