Mega visits Ali Sadikin

Mega visits Ali Sadikin

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri paid a courtesy call
to former Jakarta governor and public figure Ali Sadikin at his
residence on Thursday.

A presidential aide said the visit was not scheduled and
caused the one-hour delay of a function at the State Palace,
where Megawati was due to open a national meeting of the Attorney
General's Office.

Ali brushed aside speculation that the visit was politically
motivated.

He said that during the 30-minute visit, the President had
inquired about his health.

Ali, then a marine general, was appointed by Megawati's father
founding president Sukarno, as Jakarta governor in 1966. He
served until 1977. -- JP.