'Sad handing' campaign

'Sad handing' campaign

SEMARANG: This year's election campaign is proving to be a
nightmare for dozens of the rift-ridden Indonesian Democratic
Party in the city and elsewhere in Java.

Supporters of the government-recognized party leadership under
Soerjadi have canceled campaigning in many places for fear of
attack by loyalists of the dethroned party chief Megawati
Soekarnoputri.

In Semarang, Soerjadi supporters held a glad-handing session
on the city streets wearing hoods so as not to be recognized by
Megawati supporters.

"We were scared... we took off the hoods only after we got
back home," said Zeni Alisabana from the Soerjadi camp. (har/pan)