Mega's Up-and-Down Criticism

Megawati Soekarnoputri corrected the speech draft a couple of times. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson was not yet happy with the points the speech would raise regarding the Outlines for Government Policies (GBHN). Megawati then added her own words to underscore the argument. "It's Ibu Mega's idea," said PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto last Thursday.

Before the speech was drafted, Mega had the idea researched by a team from PDI-P's Situation Control and Analysis Center that her son Muhammad Prananda Prabowo headed. "Ibu also read historical documents to seek inspiration," Hasto said.

January 19, 2016