Palace Dismisses Rumours of Pratikno's Illness and Resignation from PMK

State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has denied reports that Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno is ill and will resign from his position.

Prasetyo explained that, to date, there is no information regarding such a condition. He even admitted that he had not heard any reports suggesting Pratikno was unwell or planning to leave his post as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture.

“What is that again? Who said that? I haven’t heard, I haven’t heard,” Prasetyo told reporters at Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.

Prasetyo stressed that Pratikno is currently in good health. He dismissed the reports that Pratikno is ill.

“He is healthy, as far as I know he is healthy. There is no news that he is ill,” he said.

Prasetyo also firmly denied the issue of Pratikno’s resignation. According to him, no resignation has been submitted by Pratikno to date.

“What resignation? He is not even ill, let alone resigning. There has been none,” he explained.

Previously, Prasetyo again confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto has no plans to reshuffle the Red and White Cabinet.

The statement was made by Prasetyo when asked about filling the positions of Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections and Deputy Minister of Agriculture, which remain vacant.

“Not yet, not yet. To this day there are no plans for a reshuffle,” said Prasetyo, who also serves as Presidential Spokesperson, during a press conference after a meeting at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday, 10 August 2026.

According to Prasetyo, if the President later decides to reshuffle the cabinet, the first priority would be to fill government positions that still lack officials.

The position of Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections became vacant after Silmy Karim was implicated in an alleged corruption case. Silmy was named a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission for alleged extortion in June 2026.

Meanwhile, the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture was left by Sudaryono after he was entrusted to lead the National Nutrition Agency.