President's Son Visited Jokowi in Solo for New Year's Greeting, Minister Says
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- President Prabowo Subianto's son, Didit Hediprasetyo, visited former president Joko Widodo in Solo.
- The visit was for Eid al-Adha greetings, according to State Secretary Prasetio Hadi.
- Prabowo did not send any messages with his son, Hadi stated.
Didit Prabowo, son of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, visited former President Joko Widodo at his residence in Solo, Central Java, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The visit was described by State Secretary Prasetio Hadi as a New Year's greeting for 1448 Hijriah, the Islamic New Year, which fell on June 16, 2026.
Hadi, a politician from the Gerindra Party, stated that Didit happened to be in Solo and decided to visit Jokowi. "It was a coincidence because he was in Solo, and it was 1 Muharram, so it was a greeting," Hadi said on Friday, June 19, 2026, in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java.
The State Secretary also clarified that President Prabowo did not entrust any messages for Jokowi to his son. "There were none," the former member of the House of Representatives stated.
Didit himself reportedly mentioned that he was in Solo to attend the "Malam 1 Suro" event at Mangkunegaran and visited Jokowi's house afterward. The 1 Suro commemoration, a traditional Javanese new year celebration, is closely linked to the Islamic New Year and involves spiritual and cultural rituals at the Surakarta Palace.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.