Dua Ormas Besar Islam Satu Suara, Soeharto Layak Dihormati Sebagai Pahlawan
Jakarta – Dukungan terhadap pemberian gelar Pahlawan Nasional kepada Presiden ke-2 RI Soeharto semakin menguat. Kali ini, dua tokoh dari ormas besar Islam, Muhammadiyah dan Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), menyampaikan apresiasi atas langkah pemerintah yang menilai jasa besar Soeharto dalam sejarah perjuangan bangsa dan pembangunan nasional.
Pimpinan Majelis Pustaka dan Informasi Pimpinan Pusat (PP) Muhammadiyah, Dr. Makroen Sanjaya, menilai sosok Soeharto perlu dilihat secara utuh dan komprehensif, bukan hanya dari satu sisi sejarah.
“Muhammadiyah sudah mengkaji dari ketokohan beliau sebagai Presiden ke-2, kita menilai sosok secara komprehensif, tidak bisa sepotong-sepotong. Setelah kita teliti, sejak jaman revolusi kemerdekaan beliau-beliau ini sudah memberikan kontribusi terbesar bagi bangsa,” ujarnya dalam dialog di Stasiun Televisi, Minggu (9/11).
Makroen menjelaskan, Soeharto memiliki peran penting sejak masa revolusi hingga masa kepemimpinannya di era Orde Baru.
“Kalau kita menyinggung sosok Presiden RI ke-2, Bapak Soeharto, sejak tahun 1946 sudah berkontribusi, waktu itu sejarah mencatat ada semacam kudeta yang dilakukan oleh kelompok kiri, Pak Harto sebagai militer bisa menanggulangi hal tersebut. Belum lagi ketika serangan umum 1 Maret di Yogyakarta. sampai kemudian G30S/PKI, beliau sebagai tokoh utama yang bisa menyelesaikan persoalan itu,” katanya.
Tak hanya itu, Ia menilai pencapaian Soeharto di bidang pertanian dan ekonomi membuat Indonesia diakui dunia.
“Kita bisa mencapai swasembada pangan dan diakui oleh dunia, sampai beliau pidato di forum FAO,” jelasnya.
Makroen juga menekankan pentingnya menghargai jasa pemimpin bangsa.
“Kalau kita sebagai bangsa hanya mencari-cari kesalahan dan kekurangan di masa lalu, tentu kita tidak akan maju ke depan,” tambahnya.
Di tempat yang sama, Wakil Sekjen Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) sekaligus tokoh Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Arif Fahrudin menilai Soeharto dan Gus Dur sama-sama berkontribusi besar pada masa dan bidangnya masing-masing.
“Dua sosok ini menggambarkan dua situasi yang cukup berbeda, tapi dalam satu frame yang sama,” ujarnya.
Ia menilai, bangsa yang tidak pandai menghargai jasa para pendahulu akan kehilangan arah.
“Kalau tidak pandai menghargai jasa para pahlawan pendiri bangsa ini atau siapapun yang telah berkontribusi kepada negara, maka dia tidak akan pandai bersyukur dengan adanya negara ini,” tegasnya.
Two Great Islamic Organizations One Voice, Soeharto deserves respect as a hero
Jakarta – Support for the granting of the title of National Hero to the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia Soeharto grew stronger. This time, two figures from major Islamic organizations, Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), expressed appreciation for the government’s move to assess Suharto’s great services in the history of the nation’s struggle and national development.
Chairman of the Library and Information Council The Central Leadership (PP) of Muhammadiyah, Dr. Makroen Sanjaya, considered that Suharto’s figure needed to be seen in a complete and comprehensive manner, not just from one side of history.
“Muhammadiyah has studied from his character as the 2nd President, we assess the figure comprehensively, not in pieces. After we have examined, since the time of the independence revolution, he has made the greatest contribution to the nation,” he said in a dialogue on a television station on Sunday (9/11).
Makroen explained that Suharto had an important role from the revolution until his leadership in the New Order era.
“If we mention the figure of the 2nd President of Indonesia, Mr. Soeharto, since 1946 has contributed, at that time history recorded there was a kind of coup carried out by the left, Pak Harto as a military could overcome it. Not to mention during the March 1 general attack in Yogyakarta. until then G30S/PKI, he was the main figure who could solve the problem,” he said.
Not only that, he assessed Suharto’s achievements in agriculture and the economy, making Indonesia recognized by the world.
“We can achieve food self-sufficiency and be recognized by the world, until he spoke at the FAO forum,” he explained.
Makroen also emphasized the importance of appreciating the services of the nation’s leaders.
“If we as a nation only look for mistakes and shortcomings in the past, we will not move forward,” he added.
In the same place, Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) figure KH Arif Fahrudin considered that Soeharto and Gus Dur both contributed greatly to their respective times and fields.
“These two figures depict two quite different situations, but in the same frame,” he said.
He believes that a nation that is not good at appreciating the services of its predecessors will lose direction.
“If he is not good at appreciating the services of the founding heroes of this nation or anyone who has contributed to the country, then he will not be good at being grateful for the existence of this country,” he said.
According to him, respecting the services of Soeharto and other national leaders is a form of gratitude and moral capital towards Golden Indonesia 2045. (*)
Menurutnya, menghormati jasa Soeharto dan para tokoh bangsa lainnya merupakan bentuk rasa syukur dan modal moral menuju Indonesia Emas 2045. (*)
