Megawati Gathers with All Figures of the National Conscience Movement

The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia and Chairperson of the PDI Perjuangan, Megawati Soekarnoputri, received a courtesy visit from national figures who are members of the Gerakan Nurani Bangsa (GNB). The meeting, titled ‘National Gathering’, was held at the Megawati Institute office on Jalan Diponegoro No. 56, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Monday afternoon (22/6/2026). Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived at the Megawati Institute building at around 12.50 WIB. The daughter of the nation’s founding father Bung Karno was warmly welcomed by the leadership of the research institute. Among those greeting Megawati were Head of the Megawati Institute Hilmar Farid, Advisory Board member Darmadi Durianto, and Treasurer Selly Andriany Gantina. Senior PDI Perjuangan politician Hendrawan Supratikno was also present to accompany the strategic meeting. The National Gathering was attended by key figures from the Gerakan Nurani Bangsa, known for consistently voicing issues of humanity, diversity, and state morality. Attendees included Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo, Reverend Gomar Gultom, and cultural figure Romo Franz Magnis Suseno SJ. Also present were academic Karlina R. Supelli, former KPK Deputy Chair Laode M. Syarif, and former Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin. Others included former Komnas HAM Commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara, Lab45’s Andi Widjajanto, academic Francisia Seda, and Founder and Advisor of the Nalar Institute, Yanuar Nugroho. The meeting, which began at 13.00, was conducted in a relaxed yet solemn atmosphere. Megawati, wearing a pink batik motif, began her presentation. As she started speaking, Ibu Nyai Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid, wife of the 4th President KH Abdurrahman Wahid, and Gus Dur’s daughter Inayah Wahid arrived in the meeting room. Megawati paused her presentation to greet and embrace Sinta Wahid, who was wearing a patterned batik and cream-coloured headscarf. The invited guests smiled witnessing the moment between the two prominent women. Megawati then resumed her presentation, discussing a range of national issues. The national meeting discussed various fundamental problems facing the nation, the importance of maintaining unity, and safeguarding moral conscience in national life for a better future for Indonesia.