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        "msgid": "megawati-pays-respects-at-bung-karnos-grave-in-blitar-1781445115",
        "date": "2026-06-14 20:17:06",
        "title": "Megawati pays respects at Bung Karno's grave in Blitar",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "PDI Perjuangan chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri visited the tomb of her father, Indonesia's first president Soekarno, in Blitar, East Java. The pilgrimage was described by party officials as a way to keep the spirit of struggle alive amid the nation's complex dynamics. Megawati was accompanied by family members and senior party elites during the visit.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta - Indonesia\u2019s 5th President and Chairwoman of the PDI\nPerjuangan Central Executive Board, Megawati Soekarnoputri, made a\npilgrimage to the tomb of the Proclamator and Indonesia\u2019s first\nPresident, Soekarno, in Blitar, East Java, on Sunday afternoon. \u201cMaking\na pilgrimage to Bung Karno\u2019s tomb is Ibu Megawati\u2019s way of tending the\nflame of struggle that never dies. Amid the increasingly complex\ndynamics of the nation, Bung Karno taught that a leader must always\nreturn to the roots, to the people, and to the values of Pancasila,\u201d\nsaid PDI Perjuangan Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto in a statement\nreceived in Jakarta on Sunday. Megawati, who arrived from Bali and\nlanded at Dhoho Airport in Kediri, was immediately greeted\nenthusiastically by a line of waiting cadres. Hundreds of cadres from\nBlitar and Malang were seen crowding the location to welcome the\ndaughter of Bung Karno directly. From the airport, Megawati and her\nentourage proceeded to Blitar. In the entourage, Megawati was\naccompanied by her son, M. Prananda Prabowo, as well as her\ngreat-grandchild, along with other extended family members, namely Puti\nGuntur Soekarno and Romy Soekarno. Megawati then walked towards the\ncrowd. She took the hands of three children, one boy and two girls, and\nengaged in dialogue with them. After the dialogue, Megawati bid farewell\nto the public and walked towards her car. Then, a woman in a yellow\nshirt pushed forward towards Megawati and called her \u201cBunda Mega\u201d while\nreaching out her hand to shake. Megawati smiled, stopped, and took the\nwoman\u2019s hand. Afterwards, Megawati and Prananda got into the car and\ndeparted for their resting location. Since 2023, Megawati has made\nseveral pilgrimages to her father\u2019s tomb. On 21 June 2024, in the\ncontext of the 54th Haul Commemoration of Bung Karno, Megawati made the\npilgrimage accompanied by her sister Sukmawati Soekarnoputri. Then, in\nNovember 2025, Megawati made a pilgrimage coinciding with the 70th\nAnniversary of the Asian-African Conference. On 29 March 2026, Megawati\nmade a pilgrimage and offered prayers for the nation together with Guruh\nSoekarnoputra, Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, and Puti Guntur Soekarno. PDI\nPerjuangan\u2019s elite ranks were also seen accompanying Megawati during the\npilgrimage, including Hasto Kristiyanto, Deddy Yevri Sitorus, Darmadi\nDurianto, Ronny Talapessy, and Said Abdullah. Also present were Connie\nRahakundini Bakrie, a close friend of Megawati, and House of\nRepresentatives member Samuel Wattimena.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/megawati-pays-respects-at-bung-karnos-grave-in-blitar-1781445115",
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