Tambourine players support Megawati

MAGELANG, Central Java: A group of tambourine players in Magelang declared their support on Thursday for presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Hasyim Muzadi.

"The two represent the nationalist and nationalist Islam, and the combination of both elements will be very ideal for the upcoming government," said M. Saefudin, the chairman of the tambourine grouping, which mostly plays Islamic songs.

Saefudin boasted that the group had 1,075 members in Magelang and it had produced 21 cassettes and Video Compact Discs (VCD). -- Antara