Ummat Party Chairman Reveals Reasons Behind Amien Rais' Video on Prabowo and Teddy

Communication with Mr Amien has already been made. The reason is that he sees the anxiety in society which has relatively spread widely. So he voices that societal anxiety with straightforward language as is characteristic of Mr Amien,” said Ridho when contacted on Sunday (3/5/2026). “I see this as a form of his love for this country and for Mr Prabowo as his longtime friend. We have all witnessed Mr Amien’s critical track record since the New Order era,” he added. Ridho stated that his side has not yet communicated with Cabinet Secretary Teddy following the controversy over the video. However, they do not rule out the possibility of communicating with any party. “So far, there has been no communication with Cabinet Secretary Teddy. So far, there are no plans. Because it happens that Ummat Party is holding its National Congress in the next two days. But in principle, we do not close off communication and maintaining ties with anyone,” he said. Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid spoke out about the video uploaded by Amien Rais on his YouTube channel regarding the closeness between President Prabowo Subianto and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya. Meutya described the video as character assassination. “The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has identified the spread of a video containing slanderous narratives, character assassination, and personal attacks directed at the President of the Republic of Indonesia. The video was uploaded by the Chairman of the Shura Council of Ummat Party,” Meutya said in an Instagram post @kemkomdigi on Saturday (2/5/2026). Meutya stated that Amien Rais’ statement contains hate speech. She assessed that his statement has the potential to divide the nation. “Komdigi emphasises that the content of the video is a hoax, slander, and contains hate speech. The narrative built is an effort to demean the dignity of the country’s highest leadership, lacks factual basis, and is part of a provocation to create public unrest. This has the potential to divide the nation,” she said.