Surabaya, The Indonesia Post – The Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, reminded the public to respect each other’s diverse customs and cultures so as not to injure the local wisdom of an area, including in the Mount Semeru area.
This was conveyed by Khofifah at the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, Monday, responding to the case of the disposal of offerings at the Mount Semeru disaster site, Lumajang Regency.
“Better tabayyun (looking for clarity until it is clear and correct). Ask for an explanation for what this is. So doing good things is done in a good way and with a good purpose, and it must go hand in hand,” she said.
The first female governor in East Java reminded that Indonesia has various tribes, customs and cultures so that fellow citizens must respect each other.
“If there is a cultural issue, the approach must be cultural. Then, if it is a religious issue, the approach must be religious,” she said.
“So doing things that might offend certain tribes, cultures and customs. Again, it’s better to be tabayyun, ask the community first,” added the number one person in the East Java Provincial Government.
Previously, a viral video of a person wearing a black vest cursing the use of offerings in the Mount Semeru area. In the video, he throws offerings in front of him, some even being kicked by the man.
The East Java Regional Police even formed a team to chase the man who kicked the offering.
“We have formed a team to search for the perpetrators,” said the Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police, Kombes Pol. Gatot Repli Handoko.
The middle-ranking National Police officer said that his party was now conducting a search as well as monitoring the social media that uploaded the video.
He appealed to the community and volunteers to maintain conduciveness around the disaster area, including Mount Semeru.
“Because so far Lumajang has started to be peaceful, starting to be safe, and starting to get good. Don’t let it be damaged by videos containing SARA and we must respect the local wisdom of the area,” he said. (ojn/bbs)
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