Politics · Indonesia · 1 hr ago
Indonesian MP Gives Business Capital to Shopkeeper Who Sells in Party Uniform
Maskina runs a small business with his wife in Sumenep, East Java, Indonesia.
He is also a supporter of the PDI Perjuangan party and often takes part in local party activities.
He keeps selling in his party uniform after those activities, though customers may hold different political views.
Maskina says he wears it out of pride, not to attract attention or seek help.
MP Said Abdullah gave him business capital because he was moved by Maskina’s commitment.
Maskina plans to use the money to expand the family shop and his tailoring business, which he has run since he was young.
Indonesian lawmaker Said Abdullah gave business capital to Maskina, a small trader in Sumenep, East Java.
Maskina often sells goods while wearing a uniform of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI Perjuangan.
Said said he was moved by Maskina’s pride in wearing the party uniform while trading.
Maskina said he would use the assistance to develop his family’s shop and his sewing business.
- Who
- Said Abdullah, an Indonesian lawmaker, gave assistance to Maskina, a small trader.
- What
- Said gave Maskina business capital after learning that he sells goods wearing a PDI Perjuangan uniform.
- When
- The article was published on October 19, 2026. It does not state when the assistance was given.
- Where
- Maskina lives in Tanah Lese hamlet, Juruan Laok village, Batuputih district, Sumenep regency, East Java.
- Why
- Said said he was moved by Maskina’s pride in wearing the party uniform while trading.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Maskina often returned to selling goods while still wearing his PDI Perjuangan uniform.
Detik published an article reporting that Said had given Maskina business capital.
- Recipient
- Maskina
- Donor
- Said Abdullah
- Party uniform
- Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan)
- Location
- Sumenep regency, East Java
- Planned use
- Develop the family’s shop and Maskina’s sewing business
What people are saying
Our sustenance has already been arranged by Allah; we can only make an effort.
Honestly, I did not expect to receive this kind of attention. My habit of wearing the party uniform, even when trading, was not meant to attract attention, much less to get assistance; it is simply a natural calling.
His pride in being in the party, wearing the PDI Perjuangan uniform while trading after party activities, is something we rarely see today. For Maskina, being in the party is a space for self-expression; for him, it is a calling of the heart, and that is what moved me.