'I'm pretty enough for TV': Megawati<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairperson of the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party (PDI), says she longs for the day
\nwhen she can appear more regularly on television as does Harmoko,
\nchairman of the ruling Golkar.<\/p>\n
\"I envy Pak Harmoko. I feel that I'm pretty enough to appear
\non television,\" Megawati was quoted by the Antara news agency as
\nsaying yesterday.<\/p>\n
State-controlled TVRI has been broadcasting Harmoko's every
\nmove almost nightly as he stomps across the nation to meet with
\ncadres. Harmoko's other official capacity as minister of
\ninformation has him wielding control over TVRI.<\/p>\n
PDI and the other minority party, the United Development
\nParty, have complained in the past about the lack of coverage
\ngiven by TVRI to their own activities compared to that given to
\nGolkar.<\/p>\n
\"If I could have just one day (on television), with the rest
\nof the week allotted to Harmoko, I'd be content,\" Megawati said
\nduring a meeting with party supporters in Serang, West Java,
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
\"But we're not going to beg,\" she said, adding that she hoped
\nher remarks would reach Harmoko, according to Antara.<\/p>\n
Megawati said many PDI supporters have been questioning her
\nabout her rare appearance on television and some of them have
\neven stated that they \"missed\" her a lot. \"They long to see my
\nface on television or in newspapers.\"<\/p>\n
The PDI chief has been traveling across various regencies in
\nWest Java to install leaders of the PDI branches.<\/p>\n
Television is likely to become the chief medium for party
\nleaders to communicate with their supporters in the next general
\nelection in 1997.<\/p>\n
Golkar is currently pushing for a ban on all political rallies
\nat the upcoming election, and limiting the campaign to indoor
\ndiscussions or television advertising. (emb)<\/p>",
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