Appeal to the nation's leaders

Appeal to the nation's leaders

From Merdeka

Government authorities, please help the people. While the situation worsens by the day, you busy yourselves with mutual accusations and reproach, feeling your vision is right. Apparently you are not aware that you are behaving like buffoons for the sake of personal interest and ambition.

Riots and lootings continue unabated everywhere. Matters of ethnicity, religion, race and intergroup relations are unavoidable and may lead to the nation's disintegration. Meanwhile, people are crying from hunger, and mothers are worried because their infants have no milk. There are so many more happenings sufficient enough for us to be introspective.

Without ignoring the struggle of the whole community, especially students, for a better Indonesia and a people-elected government, we must be aware that our condition is deteriorating. Stop all those endless disputes. Find solutions for all problems, with patience and put aside all matters of personal interest and ambition for the sake of the nation and country.

I NYOMAN DARMANTA

Jakarta