The night of the 90th anniversary of Kanisius College at Hall D JIExpo Kemayoran, North Jakarta, Saturday (11/11/2017) has been a hot topic of conversation for the last few days.

It is not about the existence of the Kanisius College educational institution which has succeeded in producing many outstanding children of the nation and occupying several important positions in this country, but what is being discussed is the walk out action (WO) carried out by the pianist who is also an alumni of Kanisius College, Ananda Sukarlan.

This became a topic of discussion, because Ananda chose WO when the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan gave a speech at the event.

Moreover, Ananda, who is one of five recipients of the award given by Kanisius College, in his remarks criticized the event committee for deliberately inviting figures who contradict the values ​​taught by Canisius.

Although he did not mention names, but with the speech delivered after the WO action, it was judged by many parties that the figure in question was Anies, and related to the campaign situation in the 2017 DKI Pilkada. The pros and cons were inevitable for his attitude.

Quoted from Metrotvnews.com, Wednesday (11/15/2017), Ananda confirmed that his WO action was a personal decision, and did not represent any party. In addition, he also denied various oblique issues that circulated by calling himself impolite.

“Some people say I was screaming in the chair, that's not true. It happened, I sat in the VIP seat which was at the front, (bench) number two from the front, while the exit door was at the back," he said.

"So, if I stand up, I can see it. I stand up and walk out politely because I don't want to disturb people who want to listen to Mr. Anies' speech. The situation is that I stand up and go back like someone wants to go to the toilet," continued Ananda.

Regarding the allegation that he instigated several invitations to WO, Ananda also denied. “After that there were some who came out, but not because of my provocation. It's not a gang (action), we're not all out. My seat is separated from my friends, because I sit VIP to receive the award. I don't conspire with my friends. It was a spontaneous event. It was really my initiative, not from anyone," said Ananda.

For the various rumors circulating, Ananda regretted the netizens who did not properly digest the information. Even the issue spread to other issues, around religion and politics.

“There is a website that writes that I am a Christian. Please, if you want to slander research first, Canisius is Catholic. Not Christian. I myself am Muslim. If you want to slander me, it is better to slander me as a Catholic," said Ananda.

"Please also explain that this has nothing to do with (College) Canisius. My speech actually criticizes (College) Kanisius. My speech does not criticize Anies Baswedan. My speech criticizes the organizers of the event. My speech is also not screaming like Hitler. For me ( speech) was quite polite," he said.

Ananda further explained about his background growing up in an environment full of diversity. Ananda studied the Koran as a child. He also reads a lot of books about other religions. Including studying the teachings of Catholicism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

"For me, what is good I apply. So, I don't think about any anti-religion, including my own religion. This is not about SARA and politics. For websites that slander me as a Christian, please change the slander to Catholic, because you want to attack Canisius. Please don't equate Catholics and Christians," he said.

Previously, Governor Anies, who was asked to respond to the actions of WO Ananda and a number of alumni of Kanisius College, admitted that he did not know anything. But he insists that he has a good relationship with Kanisius.

"I only found out after I was in the office. When I arrived this morning I didn't even know. I don't know. Because when I was in the room everyone was in there. In fact, Father Baskoro is my friend. He came here himself. Then Father Benny is a good friend," said Anies at Jakarta City Hall, Monday (11/13/2017).

For what happened, Anies said, he respects any differences of opinion. He said everyone has the right to express their opinion in their own way. After all, he continued, as a leader, he has a duty to protect and greet all citizens, regardless of background.

"I respect different views. I respect different views. And I give the right to anyone to express their way," said the former Minister of Education and Culture.

"Our part is to greet everyone, protect everyone. So that's my responsibility as governor. So I will greet everyone and protect everyone if then there is a negative reaction, so that's just a bonus for me. There's nothing out of the ordinary. Relax," he concluded. .

Interestingly, the pros and cons of this incident spread to the invitation to uninstall Traveloka in cyberspace. Reportedly, the invitation was triggered by the presence of one of the founders and CTO of Traveloka, Derianto Kusuma, who greeted and congratulated Ananda for his actions.

"Well, I think it's like this. We respect people with views. Respect different people. No need to uninstall and so on," said Anies in response to an invitation to uninstall Traveloka, Tuesday (14/11/2017).

The reason, continued the former Chancellor of Paramadina University, the Traveloka application so far has provided benefits for the community. This invitation should not arise just because of differences of opinion.

"Traveloka also provides benefits for many citizens. After all, it is a service that has great benefits for many people. So let's get used to different views in a healthy way, respecting each other without having to carry out punishments like that. So there's no need to uninstall all kinds of things. ," explained Anies.