The celebrity preacher's actions triggered a petition which gathered over 318,000 signatures in two days, and a reaction from president Prabowo Subianto, who ordered Mr Miftah to apologise to the street vendor.
The celebrity preacher's actions triggered a petition which gathered over 318,000 signatures in two days, and a reaction from president Prabowo Subianto , who ordered Mr Miftah to apologise to the street vendor.
Following the release of the video earlier this week, which dominated headlines, analysts posited that Mr Miftah’s credibility as a presidential envoy could be a “burden” for Mr Prabowo’s administration. “There are so many good religious teachers in Indonesia but why do you have to choose Mr Miftah?” a netizen left a comment on Mr Prabowo's Instagram on Thursday.The video showed Mr Gus publicly calling an iced tea seller “stupid” and then laughing at him at a religious gathering attended by hundreds of the preacher’s followers in Magelang, Central Java.
“Which verse in the Quran allows you to insult the poor and call them ‘stupid’? Maybe try to find a living in other ways instead of selling the religion,” said X user Mr Akbar Faizal on Wednesday. “He is currently supporting his wife and his children who are still in primary and secondary school,” Mr Budi was quoted as saying by Liputan6.com.Following the public outrage, Mr Prabowo weighed in on the incident, through the Presidential Communications Office and his Gerindra Party.
Meanwhile, the Gerindra party, which Mr Prabowo is part of, had also posted a video on Instagram reiterating Mr Prabowo’s deep respect for street vendors in the country, with the post garnering over 568,000 likes. Mr Maman added that a religious preacher should not be using foul language or be making fun of others when preaching.
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