THE presidential candidate from the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party, Prabowo Subianto, listened raptly to a speech by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Executive Board Chair K.H. Hasyim Muzadi. The kiai (Islamic teacher) instructed Prabowo to care for the welfare of the ordinary people, as he has pledged during his campaign.

“Abah (Hasyim Muzadi) led a prayer to facilitate Prabowo’s path to the presidency”, said a Tempo source of the closeddo