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Ahok's supporters hold talk show ahead of first debate
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Staying firm – Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama (left) sings with singer Marcel Siahaan (right) in front of supporters during an event at the latter’s campaign headquarters Rumah Lembang in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Dec.6. (Antara/Riyan Prayoga)
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upporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama will hold a talk show at his campaign headquarters, Rumah Lembang, in Menteng, Central Jakarta, ahead of the first official gubernatorial debate on Friday evening.
The former East Belitung regent and Ahok’s younger brother, Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, photographer Darwis Triadi, stand-up comedian Mongol and Ahok's campaign team spokesman, Ruhut Sitompul, are scheduled to be speakers in the talk show.
"There will be a talk show at Rumah Lembang at 3 p.m. At 8 p.m, we will watch the debate together," Ahok supporter Singgih Widiyastono told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
(Read also: Ahok ready for first official debate)
Singgih added that he would be a speaker in a talk show session that would discuss the volunteers’ strategies to gather support for Ahok.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Ahok said he was ready for the debate.
He also said he and running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat would use the debate as a medium to clear up rumors aimed at discrediting them during the campaign period.
"The more difficult and 'attacking' the debate questions are, the more I have a chance to explain to the public that [some rumors] are slanderous," he said.
