Indirect spin : Leaders like Modi (right) don’t need to use extreme speech themselves because lieutenants – like Adityanath (in orange) – can be ‘dispatched to create trouble ‘ when needed. — AFP
FORMER education minister Anies Baswedan beat incumbent Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama to the Jakarta Governor post last Wednesday, after one of the most bitter and polarising elections in Indonesia.
Many saw the tight race as a test of tolerance in the plural and multi-faith republic – Ahok was not only fighting for his post but also his freedom from blasphemy charges.
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