Sri Mulyani: I'm Not Afraid of Arguing Challenge ...
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that he is not afraid to argue with people who have a narrow mindset and are not confident about Indonesia's potential in the future.
"I see their minds are thought of only narrow personalities, frogs in shell, always fear, suspicious life, can not see different people, not able to mix with people different from us, they are a worrying future. afraid to challenge the debate, "said Sri Mulyani, Monday (7/5/2018).
The statement was part of his welcoming speech at the welcoming ceremony for alumnus of LPDP alumni -Welcoming Alumni LPDP at the Ministry of Finance, Central Jakarta, on Monday night.
According to Sri Mulyani, the quality of a country is determined by the quality of its elite. In this case, Sri Mulyani assess the alumnus and LPDP awardee is the elite as well as the next generation of the Indonesian nation.
"This country is being entrusted to you, so if today there are people who just complain like Mother Sri Mulyani State Budget is owed indebted, I challenge you to speak up, give your voice of reason .. Nothing I fear, which I fear is way of thinking, especially the young generation who do not want to think openly, "said Sri Mulyani.
According to Sri Mulyani, the issue of position, debate, so the minister considered not smart or not the best, not something that he feared because there is no consequence to the state. In fact, he said, the attitude and way of thinking of Indonesian citizens who do not care, always pessimistic, can not mingle, and afraid to compete who have consequences for the sustainability of the country.
In his speech, Sri Mulyani did not mention the name of whom he considered narrow-minded and did not make him afraid to be invited to argue. However, previously former Coordinating Minister for the Ministry of Marine Affair Rizal Ramli challenged Sri Mulyani to debate about foreign debt in the management of the state budget.
The debate from Rizal Ramli began when President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) invited anyone to argue with clear data and figures. President Yudhoyono's statement was made during an interview with one of the journalists in the context of foreign debt that had been criticized by some circles.
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