Killing our culture<\/p>\n
From Forum Keadilan<\/p>\n
For us, the Sundanese, the historical site of Batutulis is not
\njust a place where there is a slab of stone. It is history, part
\nof our own identity.<\/p>\n
We are really disappointed to learn from the media that
\nexcavations to find treasure had been conducted at this site.
\nThis effort, as reported in Kompas on Aug. 16, has caused damage
\nto this area.<\/p>\n
We are all the more disappointed because this treasure hunting
\nhas, more or less, been \"sponsored\" by Minister of Religious
\nAffairs H. Said Agil Husin Al Munawar, especially when he said,
\nas reported by Trans TV, that he had got a permit from the
\npresident.<\/p>\n
In the last decade the government of the Republic of Indonesia
\nhelped destroy the Rancamaya historical site. Now that the
\nBatutulis historical site has been tampered with, it is only
\nnatural that we, the Sundanese, interpret it as a systematic
\nattempt to eliminate the identity of the Sundanese. Therefore, we
\nare now lodging the strongest protest possible.<\/p>\n
MAMAN GANTRA<\/p>\n
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