THE whole of last week, dozens of text messages came to R.B. Suryama M. Sastras cellular telephone. Suryama, a member of the Justice & Prosperity Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), read each of them. Have you taken this step for your political advantage? one of the messages asked.

Not all of these text messages were cornering him because some voiced support. Anyway, these messages were related to the uproar about the hik