Peddling for PDI true love

Peddling for PDI true love

SEMARANG: The leadership rift tearing apart the Indonesian
Democratic Party has failed to dent one man's love for the
minority party.

Kasmudi, 55, has been cycling through nearby towns and
villages on a solo campaign with a PDI flag on a stick strapped
to the rear of his bicycle.

To attract attention, he plays Dangdut folk music on a tape
recorder which he amplifies with a megaphone.

A banner under the flag reads, "Although I'm lonely, my love
for PDI never fades."

He said yesterday his love for the PDI was stronger than the
year-long split between the party's leaders, Soerjadi and
Megawati Soekarnoputri.

"I love PDI because of its concern for the oppressed like me
and I don't care who is in command," he said. (har/pan)