REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KARANGANYAR -- Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Sunday visited former president Soeharto's cemetery in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Sunday.
He visited Soeharto's grave at the Astana Giribangun cemetery in Matesih in concurrence with the anniversary of the former president's death.
On the occasion he met with his former wife, Siti Hediati, who is also Soeharto's daughter and her older sister Siti Harijanti Rukmana.
Prabowo along with his success team held prayers led by a cleric at the cemetery.
Siti Hediati as a Golkar Party functionary has expressed support to Prabowo's bid for presidency.
With regard to Prabowo's visit to her father's cemetery Mbak (sister) Titiek as she is called said that Prabowo had often done it.
She said many people loved Soeharto including Prabowo who is now running for president with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's former chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa as his running mate.
Prabowo's delegation also included Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie and chairmen of other political parties that supported him.
In the election on July 9, Prabowo would compete against Joko Widodo who pairs with former vice president Jusuf Kalla.
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