THE message is well entrenched in the heart of Halim Kalla, 48. Let just me descend to the world of politics. The rest should stay in the world of business. That was what his elder brother, Jusuf Kalla, told him. So, in 2002, Halim officially quit the National Mandate Party (PAN). I am not a politician, thats why I cannot engage myself in practical politics, he said.

To PAN South Sulawesi Regional Executive Board, Halims presence was central. Not