A DESERTED and lonely atmosphere hangs around the old house on Jalan Fatmawati 45, Cipete, South Jakarta. No signs of former luxury, albeit the house and the garden are quite large. Pak Kiai cannot be interviewed anymore, said a servant of the house last Monday. Pak Kiai, the owner of the house, is a charismatic Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) figure from the pastK.H. Idham Chalid.

For the last five years, the politician who was born in Setui, South Kaliman