Prabowo meets Megawati, offers condolences over Guruh’s death
President Prabowo Subianto did not attend the funeral of artist Guruh Soekarnoputra, who is the brother of PDI-P chair Megawati Soekarnoputri, on Sept. 26, and offered condolences directly to the former president during a private meeting two days later.
President Prabowo Subianto paid a visit to former President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday to express his condolences over the death of her younger brother, artist Guruh Soekarnoputra. The meeting took place at the latter's residence in Central Jakarta. Prabowo, who leads the Gerindra party, was accompanied by several party officials including Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi.
Megawati, the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), received the President alongside her daughter and another party executive. In a statement, the Cabinet Secretariat noted that Prabowo offered prayers for the late artist, recognizing his significant contributions to the arts. Guruh Soekarnoputra, the youngest son of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, passed away at the age of 73 after battling declining health. He was laid to rest beside his mother, former first lady Fatmawati, at Karet Bivak Public Cemetery.
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