Gandhi Sehat Team Pulls Album 'My Dream of Becoming a Police Officer Is Off'
The management team of Yogyakarta-based child singer Gandhi Sehat announced it had pulled the music album titled ‘Cita-citaku (Ga Jadi Polisi)’ [My Dream (of Not Becoming a Police Officer)] from circulation on Friday, February 13, 2026. The album contains six songs that were originally uploaded to various Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs), including YouTube, on February 4.
Management said the decision was made voluntarily, taking into account market response. “After observing the dynamics and various interpretations emerging in the public sphere, we decided to halt its circulation,” management said in a post on the Instagram account @gandhi_sehat, quoted on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
Management was not yet willing to grant media interviews and requested that reports cite the post directly. Tempo asked whether Gandhi Sehat’s management had received threats that led to the album’s withdrawal. However, the request for confirmation went unanswered. “We have explained everything in the post. Please write according to what was uploaded. We kindly ask for your help so that the news dies down quickly,” management said.
According to Tempo’s findings, the album was still accessible on YouTube as of Saturday afternoon. One of the songs, titled ‘Cita-citaku (Ga Jadi Polisi)’, tells the story from the perspective of a six-year-old child answering what their dream career would be when they grow up. The lyrics repeatedly state that when asked by teachers, relatives, and family, the child does not want to become a police officer. “Everyone asks about my dream—the important thing is not becoming a police officer,” a verse of the song goes. The song had been played 19,000 times as of Saturday afternoon.
Gandhi Sehat’s management explained that after the withdrawal, it would take some time for the content to disappear from DSPs. Furthermore, they stated that any redistribution of content or music outside management’s official channels is beyond Gandhi Sehat Management’s responsibility. Management stated that the album’s withdrawal was not ordered or forced by any other party. “This is a form of our responsibility as creators, as well as to avoid misunderstandings we did not intend,” management said.
A similar incident involving the withdrawal of a song referencing the police occurred last year. The band Sukatani pulled a song titled ‘Bayar Bayar Bayar’ (Pay Pay Pay) that criticized corrupt practices among police officers. Sukatani’s members announced the withdrawal of ‘Bayar Bayar Bayar’ through the social media account @sukatani.band on Thursday, February 20, 2025. In the post, two Sukatani members—guitarist Muhammad Syifa Al Lufti and Novi Citra Indriyati—issued an apology to the National Police Chief and the National Police institution. In a post on Sukatani’s account on Saturday, March 1, 2025, they admitted to experiencing continuous intimidation because their song was considered an insult to the police institution. At the time, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated there was no issue with the song.