Once Giring and Raja Juli Handover Kaesang's Membership Card, Both Resign from PSI

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Giring Ganesha, Raja Juli Antoni, and Isyana Bagoes Oka announced their departure from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) on the same day, Monday (11/9/2026).

In their official statements, Giring, Raja Juli, and Isyana expressed a desire to focus more on supporting President Prabowo in his administration.

Currently, Giring serves as the Deputy Minister of Culture, Raja Juli is the Minister of Forestry, and Isyana holds the position of Deputy Minister of Population and Family Development.

"The reason is simple. I want to devote myself full-time and concentrate entirely on assisting President Prabowo Subianto as the Minister of Forestry. There are many directives from President Prabowo regarding the development of the forestry sector, such as forest rehabilitation, ecosystem restoration, and preserving our biodiversity, especially post-wildfire," said Raja Juli, who is also the Secretary General of PSI, in his official statement.

"Essentially, I am stepping down as Secretary General of PSI and all party activities," he added.

Three Who Submitted Membership Cards to Kaesang

Long before their resignations, Giring, Raja Juli, and Isyana were leading figures in PSI who handed over membership cards directly to Kaesang Pangarep.

This submission took place before Kaesang was appointed as the Chairman of PSI during the National Gathering (Kopdarnas) on Monday (25/9/2023).

At that time, Giring Ganesha was still serving as the Chairman of PSI, while Raja Juli held the position of Secretary of the PSI Advisory Council. Isyana was the Secretary General of PSI at that time.

The card submission and the inauguration of Kaesang as a member of PSI were conducted at the residence of the 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in Sumber, Banjarsari District, Solo City, Central Java.

Erina Gudono, Kaesang's wife, and Grace Natalie, Deputy Chairperson of the PSI Advisory Council, were present at the event.

Kaesang stated that he chose PSI because its vision and mission aligned with his own.

"We happen to have the same vision. We want young people to be more engaged in the public sector. Especially in elections, young people are usually treated as passive objects," said Kaesang after receiving the PSI membership card.

"We want them to become active participants because no matter what, the future of Indonesia belongs to the youth of Indonesia," he added on Saturday (23/9/2023).

YouTube PSI Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep.

This political step was taken based on discussions with his wife as part of his immediate family, and the registration as a member was carried out the previous week.

"I hope that I and PSI can help make Indonesia much better in the future," said Kaesang.