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| Ahok's flash mob of Luxembourg |
A flash mob from Indonesia becomes viral worldwide.
It
replicates among the Indonesian communities around the world. It started in Jakarta
to support Mr. Ahok, the Jakarta governor who is also running as the next term candidate
with Mr. Djarot.
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| Mr. Ahok and Mr. Djarot |
The name of Ahok is very controversial. People loves him or
hates him. He (or his teammates ) downloaded many videos of himself
leading a meeting in which he reprimands,
demotes or even fires his staffs. He runs a clean government and hates
corruption.
Due to ethnicity and religion, Ahok is considered a minority in
Indonesia, a predominantly Moslem country.
These days, Mr. Ahok faces many
difficulties.
Despite building several mosques, sending people for a Hajj
pilgrimage, and having some Moslem relatives,
Ahok is accused of blaspheming
Moslem religion.
Thus began the big trials where funny witnesses were
displayed.
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| The first flash mob in Citos Mall |
8 January 2017, people of Jakarta were gathered in Citos
Mall, Cilandak area, to have a flash mob for Ahok.
Sys NS, a radio personality and
politician of Jakarta,
organized the event which becomes a viral happening.
In Youtube, there are videos of Ahok’s flash mobs
from Indonesian communities of Australia, European countries, USA, and also Asian countries.
The flash mob are mostly wearing red,white, and navy plaid tops
and
using theme song from 1985, Hip Hip Hura
sung by Chrisye and written by Adjie
Soetama.
Of course the lyrics are changed to promote Ahok’s campaign.
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| Mr. Chrisye |
Belated Chrisye was a highly acclaimed Indonesian pop singer. Performing on stage, Mr. Chrisye was rather stiff and uptight, but his vocal
was smooth and unique. Like Ahok, Chrisye was also of Chinese descent.
Hip-Hip Hura is Indonesian translation of Hip-Hip Hooray,
tells a story about a boy meets girl in a party and he falls in love with her.
During its popularity, Chrisye was accused of plagiarism of Footloose by Kenny Loggins, because of the similarities of the beat. Anyhow, the song was successful
despite the accusation.
I wish you good luck and success, Mr. Ahok,
despite
accusations that you are facing.
Pictures and content are taken from various resources at internet
