"Dream - General Treasurer of the NasDem Party, Ahmad Sahroni, protests the statement made by the Coordinator of the President's Special Staff, Ari Dwipayana, who mentioned that the Chairman of NasDem, Surya Paloh, requested a meeting with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Palace. Sahroni emphasizes that Surya Paloh came to the Merdeka Palace upon Jokowi's invitation for a dinner together. He asks Ari not to spread incorrect information to the public."

"Mr. Surya Paloh was invited to have dinner with Mr. Ary KSP, not to request an audience with the President," said Sahroni through his Instagram account @ahmadsahroni88, on Monday, February 19, 2024. "Mr. Ary, do not spread misinformation to the public," he added."

Moreover, according to Sahroni, Surya Paloh and Jokowi are friends. According to him, the meeting is the business of these two political elites. "Moreover, why Mr. Ary Why? Is there a problem with my father? The matter of Mr. Surya Paloh is a matter between him and President Isg, we don't need to interfere. Their meeting is a friendship, so it's up to them," he said.

In the upload, Sahroni also displayed an image with a caption stating that Surya Paloh did not ask for time to meet Jokowi. "President Jokowi invited Mr. Surya Paloh to have dinner at the Palace," Sahroni wrote in the photo upload.

The previous day, Ari said that the meeting of the two top officials at the Palace was held in response to Jokowi's request to meet after the 2024 Election. "Previously, Mr. Surya Paloh expressed a request to meet with the president," said Ari, on Sunday, February 18, 2024.

"The President spent his time last night at the Merdeka Palace," he explained. Ari did not answer when asked about the discussion between Jokowi and Surya Paloh. He only mentioned that the meeting lasted for about one hour."

Unknown what the material of the discussion between the president and the leaders of the NasDem Party is. Jokowi only mentioned that the meeting would be very beneficial for politics in Indonesia.