Jakarta – Following the lead of the former head, other executives of the West Java chapter of the National Democrat (Nasdem) renounced their membership of the organization due to its transformation into a political party on Sunday.
Chapter deputy head Ade Sudrajat, chief patron Tjetje Hidayat Padmadinata and expert board chairman Nana Ma'soem were among those following in the footsteps of Sudrajat, the former chapter head.
Sudrajat and dozens of members of the Central Java chapter of Nasdem renounced their membership with the organization last week after Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) X said he would leave after finding out that it had turned into a political party.
Nasdem was founded by media mogul Surya Paloh, and announced to the public in July last year by renowned figures including Muslim intellectual Anis Baswedan and the late singer Franky Sahilatua.
In April, however, several members of the organization announced that they had formed a political party named the Nasdem Party, which would be declared on July 26 and join the 2014 elections race.
Ade said about 90 percent of the members of the West Java chapter had decided to leave Nasdem, kompas.com reported. Following the lead of the former head, other executives of the West Java chapter of the National Democrat (Nasdem) renounced their membership of the organization due to its transformation into a political party on Sunday.
Chapter deputy head Ade Sudrajat, chief patron Tjetje Hidayat Padmadinata and expert board chairman Nana Ma'soem were among those following in the footsteps of Sudrajat, the former chapter head.
Sudrajat and dozens of members of the Central Java chapter of Nasdem renounced their membership with the organization last week after Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) X said he would leave after finding out that it had turned into a political party.
Nasdem was founded by media mogul Surya Paloh, and announced to the public in July last year by renowned figures including Muslim intellectual Anis Baswedan and the late singer Franky Sahilatua.
In April, however, several members of the organization announced that they had formed a political party named the Nasdem Party, which would be declared on July 26 and join the 2014 elections race.
Ade said about 90 percent of the members of the West Java chapter executive board had decided to leave Nasdem, kompas.com reported.