JAKARTA, INDONESIA, February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020 (tanda-baca.co.id): DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, attended the laying of the first stone of a house of worship for Hindus, especially ethnic Tamils, who are on Jalan Bedugul, Kalideres, West Jakarta, Friday (2/14/2020). The event was also attended by the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, and various parties from the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government, DPR RI, DKI DPRD, Gema Sadhana and interfaith leaders.
The program began with remarks from DPP Chairperson Gema Sadhama, AS Kobalen, who explained the long process of establishing the first Hindu temple in Tamils in Jakarta. “Our waiting is very long, we have been fighting for almost 60 years. Today, that (house of worship) was realized, “he said with tears in his eyes. Anies then gave the highest appreciation to the Hindu Tamil community in Jakarta. “Earlier the speech from Mr. Kobalen told the process of waiting for the Hindu community of Tamil descent to have a house of worship. And today, the wait got the answer. The next phase is to build, “Anies said.
According to Anies, the presence of places of worship for Tamil ethnic Hindus was based on the commitment of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to bring social justice and equality to all its citizens. “We in DKI have a simple principle, namely that this republic stands for social justice for all Indonesian people. So, taking any decision, we have the responsibility of presenting social justice in the form of equalizing opportunities, one of which is the construction of houses of worship and the celebration of religious holidays in Jakarta. We hope everything goes well and everything is fast. We hope that in the future it will also be finished, we pray that it will run well and we can all be present at the inauguration of this building. We all expect it on schedule, on quality, and on budget,” he said.