Will clown's picture be banned?

SURAKARTA: Outraged at the government ban on famous people's pictures at rallies, a United Development Party (PPP) supporter turned up at a rally over the weekend with a clown's picture.

The supporter captured great attention by carrying a poster of Petruk, a Javanese shadow puppet clown.

"I don't know if they (government officials) will also ban this picture," said the grinning man.

Many PPP and Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) supporters have braved the ban by displaying pictures of Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ousted PDI leader. (38/pan)