REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — National campaign team of the Indonesia Work Coalition (TKN KIK) deputy chairman Abdul Kadir Karding explained the real meaning of vice presidential candidate KH Ma'ruf Amin's statement about deaf and blind people. Accordidng to Karding, Ma'ruf only wanted to ask all parties, including the opposition to be objective.

“It means, no matter how much you dislike someone, you should still be fair to him,” Karding said on Sunday (Nov 11).

Karding said Ma’ruf statement about deaf and blind was actually kind of metaphor. It was uttered to help the people understand better.

“It means Kiai Ma’ruf encourages all parties, including the opposition, to be able to think and act objectively,” Karding added.

Karding said people who did not support Jokowi created narratives as if the president never made any achievements. Karding mentioned those people did not recognize infrastructure, social safety network in the form of Indonesia Healthy Card (KOS), Family Hope Program (PKH), and Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) as government achievements.

“None of the achievements is recognized, so Kiai Ma’ruf describes to the people with the easiest way, that such of people are deaf and blind,” Karding said.

Earlier, Ma’ruf said Jokowi has succeeded in making regions develop. He stressed only the ‘deaf and blind’ whose not aware with that achievements.

“Healthy people can see achievements reached, only those who are deaf and blind can’t see and hear the reality,” Ma’ruf said.

Ma’ruf statement was regretted by Prabowo Subianto - Sandiaga Uno pair success team. According to the team spokesman, Andre Rosiade there are more subtle words to express it.

He said words of deaf and blind can offend people with the disability.  “I hope Ma’ruf can be wiser in using those words,” Andre said.

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