REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA -- Vice Presidential candidate number 02 Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno believed that the masses of the 212 Alumni Reunion in the National Monument or Monas Square in Jakarta on Sunday, brought about economic impact. Based on the information from his business colleague in the field of industry, he acknowledged that hotel rooms are all sold out thanks to the Reunion 212 event.

"What we see is its economy (impact)," Sandiaga said after meeting with former chairman of Muhammadiyah Syafii Maarif at Nogotirto residential complex in Sleman District. Muhammadiyah is one of the major Muslims organization in Indonesia.

In addition, the former Deputy Governor of Jakarta also disclosed that the micro, small, and medium enterprises also benefited from the event.

"MSMEs have blessings and we hope the tourism in DKI can grow and this activity (the 212 Alumni Reunion) also produces a blessing for all, not as a political agenda," he said.

The 212 alumni thronged the National Monument (Monas) square for a reunion in Jakarta on Sunday (Dec 2).

Sandi also hoped that the 212 Alumni Reunion event will not be considered as a negative activity but must be seen as a gathering arena that is able to unite the nation. The 212 Alumni Reunion which was attended by about three million participants, lasted safely and peacefully in an orderly manner.

The pairs of Joko Widodo-KH Ma'ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno will compete in the 2019 Presidential Elections in April 2019. Prabowo met the invitation of reunion committee and Jokowi carried out his activities in Bogor, West Java as he was not invited to the event.

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