Era before Bharata Yudha

Era before Bharata Yudha

From Merdeka

The recent happenings in this country remind me of the story of the period leading to the Bharata Yudha (war of the Bharatas). In short, there will be a struggle to enforce truth and justice.

Back then there were two camps, each of which felt it was right. The Ngastina Pura camp consisted of the government, the House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) and the Armed Forces (ABRI). The Pandawa camp was assisted by middleman Prabu Kresno and reinforced by students, youths and the Ciganjur group. Both camps did not reach an agreement to find the basic truth.

In the former camp there was Adipati Karno, its war commander, aided by the Pandita Durna group. In the latter camp there was Satria Sakti, i.e. R. Arjuna, alias students. Prabu Kresno -- the historical equivalent of Amien Rais -- who in the people's opinion had not yet succeeded in showing that the first camp was entirely in the wrong.

Therefore, I, as a little man, believe that finally the second will win and Adipati Karno and friends will die in chaos for not having defended the basic truth. The death of Adipati Karno was highly deplored because he actually belonged to the second camp, but since he was brought up from early childhood by the first camp he had to abandon his goodness and he forgot that he had to defend the truth.

That is the idea of the little man of the present situation in this country.

A.S. TJOKROATMODJO

Jakarta