Anti-Inul protest held at TV stations

Anti-Inul protest held at TV stations

JAKARTA: More than a thousand people staged a rally on Tuesday
at television stations SCTV and Trans TV on Jl. Gatot Subroto
in Central Jakarta to protest their continued airings of
performances by controversial dangdut singer Inul Daratista.

The protesters, mostly women from the Communication Forum for
Anti-Pornography, criticized the television stations for airing
Inul's performances, which they called "pornographic".

The protesters also demanded the government and the House of
Representatives draft a bill to fight pornography.

At SCTV, the protesters met with the station's operational
director, Alex Kumara, and public relations manager Budi
Darmawan.

Inul rose to fame on her so-called "drilling" dance and has
been in the headlines recently after being condemned by dangdut
legend Rhoma Irama, who called Inul's dancing pornographic.

However, Rhoma's criticism moved many individuals and social
organizations, including the National Commission for Women, to
defend Inul and her right to express herself. --JP