MARDIJO was not in the habit of paying homage to dead people, but he wanted to visit the grave of Independence Proclaimer Sukarno (Bung Karno) in Blitar, East Java. With his son, Anggoro Mardi Husodo, the former leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of Central Java headed for Bendogerit subdistrict, in Blitar, at the end of last December.

After visiting the grave, Mardijo decided to declare his support for Megawati as the p