Traveloka provides clarification regarding rumors that one of its founders, Derianto Kusumo, took a walk out when the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, gave a speech at the 90th Anniversary of Kanisius College in Kemayoran on Saturday (11/11/2017).

The travel and hotel ticket booking service provider denied that Derianto was present at the event, so it was impossible for him to be involved in the walk out.

Traveloka PR Manager, Busyra Oryza, said Derianto was one of the recipients of the award from the Kanisius Alumni. However, Derianto, who is now the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Traveloka, could not attend because he was out of town.

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"He was unable to attend because he was on an official trip that had been planned a few months earlier," said Busyra in his official statement, Tuesday (11/14/2017).

Regarding Anies' speech at the Kanisius College event, Busyra stated that Traveloka is a technology-based company founded by Indonesian children, promoting the values ​​of mutual respect, tolerance, and innovation.

"These values ​​are always applied to employees and external stakeholders," he said.

Previously, rumors circulated that Derianto was one of the alumni of Kanisius who left the room when Anies gave a speech. This information then triggered an invitation to no longer use the Traveloka application and made #UninstallTraveloka a popular topic on Twitter.

The walk out action when Anies gave a speech was started by renowned composer Ananda Sukarlan standing up from the VIP chair and leaving the room to show his displeasure. This action was then followed by hundreds of other alumni who attended.