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Chairman of the Democratic Party who is also the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono -SBY said that the most important thing in the life of the nation is social justice in accordance with the fifth principle of Pancasila. Therefore, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for all Indonesian people not to contradict Pancasila against  religion. The call was made in Jakarta recently. He also said that Pancasila should be implemented, especially the fifth principle, namely ‘Social Justice for All Indonesian People’. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also requested that prosperity must be enjoyed by not only certain groups of people, but also all Indonesian people and they all should help each other. One of the dimensions of justice in life is social justice.

Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary of Nahdlaul Ulama for Jember Branch Office, Moch Eksan said in Jember, East Java (10/6) as quoted from NU online that there are still parties who try to contradict Pancasila and Islam. He explained that there is still a good insight about Islam and Pancasila. Some people try to discredit Pancasila and try to replace Pancasila with religious ideology. He perceived that keeping Pancasila means keeping the Unitary State of Republic of Indonesia -NKRI.  Eksan added that the important point of the NU decision is that Pancasila is not a religion, and it cannot replace religion. Pancasila is only a principle or state ideology. While Islam is an aqidah. Although Pancasila is not a religion, its contents are the crystallization of religious values.

In addition, a member of the People’s Consultative Assembly –MPR, Sabam Sirait asked every element of the nation to fight together to maintain Pancasila and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia -NKRI. As quoted by Tribune.com during the Socialization of the Four Pillars at Sports Arena (GOR) Bintaro Permai, Pesanggrahan Sub-district in South Jakarta last week, Sabam said that to keep Pancasila and NKRI is very important for the Indonesian nation to remain intact. According to Sabam, loving the nation of Indonesia must be maintained together. He added that keeping the unity among Indonesian people is very important for the sustainability of this country because Pancasila is the only glue of all islands, tribes, and religions.