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        "id": 1761342,
        "msgid": "byd-tech-culture-fest-poster-sparks-controversy-gerindra-jakarta-apologises-1780360161",
        "date": "2026-05-24 15:04:02",
        "title": "BYD Tech-Culture Fest Poster Sparks Controversy, Gerindra Jakarta Apologises",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Gerindra Jakarta has apologised for a viral poster featuring its logo in BYD's Tech-Culture Fest event scheduled for May 2026 at Gelora Bung Karno. The party attributed the error to a media team oversight, while BYD confirmed the event was independent and unaffiliated with any political groups. Gerindra's representative insisted the mistake was unintentional and urged the public not to prolong the controversy.",
        "content": "<p>Rani Mauliani, a representative of Gerindra Jakarta, stated that\nthere was an error by the media team regarding a poster featuring the\nparty\u2019s logo in the BYD Tech-Culture Fest event held at the South\nParking of Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on 23-24\nMay 2026. The poster featuring Gerindra\u2019s logo went viral on social\nmedia platform X. Rani said in a written response on Sunday (24 May): \u2018I\nam here to represent the party; there may have been a mistake,\nmisunderstanding, or negligence by our media team administrators.\u2019\n\u2018Therefore, on behalf of myself and as a Gerindra DKI Jakarta Regional\nBranch official, we sincerely apologise to all parties who felt\ndispleased or uncomfortable due to the commotion,\u2019 she added. Rani, who\nis Deputy Speaker of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD\nDKI) for the Gerindra faction, stressed: \u2018I assure you there was no ill\nintent. This was purely an error by the administrators who merely\nintended to share what they thought was a spectacular event with Jakarta\nresidents for wider awareness.\u2019 She reiterated her apology to the\npublic, particularly Jakarta residents, over the mistake and urged that\nthe matter not be prolonged. \u2018We never claimed the event was ours,\u2019 Rani\nsaid. \u2018We hope the event is successful and that organisers continue to\ndeliver increasingly impressive works in the future,\u2019 she concluded.\nMeanwhile, BYD Indonesia, via its Instagram account <span class=\"citation\" data-cites=\"byd_indonesia\">@byd_indonesia<\/span>,\nstated that the Tech-Culture Fest was organised independently and not\naffiliated with any organisation. All event activities were created\npurely for informative, entertainment, and experiential purposes for\nparticipants and attendees. \u2018Similarly, all guest performers at the BYD\nTech-Culture Fest are not affiliated with any party!\u2019 they wrote.<\/p>",
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