Hasyim visits clerics in Lombok

Hasyim visits clerics in Lombok

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Nahdlatul Ulama chairman and
election candidate Hasyim Muzadi visited some 20 clerics and
ulemas on the West Nusa Tenggara island of Lombok on Thursday.

However, he denied his trip was aimed at seeking support for
his nomination as the running mate of Indonesian Democratic Party
of Struggle's Megawati Soekarnoputri. He said he was invited by
the local NU branch.

At the end of the meeting, however, Ahmad Jauzi, the deputy
chairman of the NU branch's lawmaking body, asked all
participants to pray for the Megawati-Hasyim pairing and support
their bid in the July 5 election. --JP