Ahok may tumble over remarks


Big dreams: People holding a banner reading ‘Ahok-Djarot will make Jakarta better’ after Ahok registered to run in next year’s Jakarta gubernatorial election. — EPA

Jakarta: Never has the country seen a politician as blunt as Jakarta Governor Basuki Ahok Tjahaja Purnama, who has won as many detractors as supporters during his two-year stint as the capital’s leader.

Ahok is no ordinary politician who easily follows the dos and don’ts of political communication.

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