The ongoing feud between Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and the Jakarta City Council has mostly consisted of finger pointing between the two regarding irregularities in Jakarta’s 2015 Regional Budget.
But it seems netizens are strongly siding with Ahok, who accused the City Council of secretly working Rp 12.1 trillion into the budget proposal in an attempt at a corrupt cash grab.
At the time of writing, #SaveAhok is the number one trending topic in Jakarta (and Indonesia for that matter). Netizens are showing their support for the Jakarta governor with messages of solidarity, encouragement and, in true Indonesian fashion, funny memes.
Here is some of the support Ahok is receiving from the adoring online public:
