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Jokowi to pay last respects to in-law in Surakarta
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Presiden Joko Widodo (center) arrived on Feb. 9, 2019 in Padang, West Sumatra to join the National Press Day celebration. (Antara/Ahmad Subaidi)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is set to depart for Surakarta, Central Java, on Tuesday evening to pay his last respects to his in-law, Didit Supriyadi, who passed away in the morning.
Didit was the father of Jokowi's daughter-in-law Selvi Ananda, who is married to the President’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Jokowi said he received the news of his in-law's passing from Gibran on Tuesday morning.
Didit suffered from an illness, Jokowi said without going into detail.
"[I] previously paid a visit [to him] at the hospital," the President said, adding that he would fly to Surakarta on Tuesday evening.
Jokowi was initially scheduled to hold two limited Cabinet meetings at his office on Tuesday afternoon, but the Presidential Palace Press Bureau confirmed that the meetings had been cancelled.
Didit died at Dr Moewardi General Hospital in Surakarta after about two weeks of being hospitalized.
Gibran and Selvi got married in June 2015. Their 2-year-old son, Jan Ethes Srinarendra, is the first grandson of Jokowi and First Lady Iriana.
