Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Giring Ganesha (far left) attempts to stop a party member from giving a party jacket to Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Aug 22, 2023. - The Jakarta Post
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is also the eldest son of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, has said he will resist efforts from Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) to recruit him and that he remains loyal to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Gibran made the statement following an incident on Tuesday (Aug 22) in which a member of the PSI attempted to place the party jacket on him, a party ritual for inducting new members.
