Desperately seeking Megawati

Desperately seeking Megawati

JAKARTA: Sutomo is almost losing hope of seeing Megawati Soekarnoputri, the president hopeful he admires so much.

The 46-year-old fisherman from a North Jakarta slum area has vowed to vote for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) she leads only if he can see her in person.

His disappointment is mounting because the party has campaigned twice in Jakarta but Megawati met her supporters elsewhere.

Last Friday, he took a day off and, accompanied by his kid, went to the PDI Perjuangan street rally in the hope of seeing Megawati.

His hopes were dashed again.

"It would be a great honor for an ordinary person like me to see Ibu Megawati. Why is it so difficult?" Sutomo told Antara.

If he eventually meets Megawati, Sutomo said he will tell her to develop his slum area into a more decent residential area.