The support from Abu Bakar Ba’asyir to Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar, the presidential pair from a coalition of three political parties (Nasdem, PKB, and PKS), is in the spotlight. Ba’asyir, the mubaligh and the founder of the Al-Mukmin Islamic Boarding School (Pondok Pesantren Al-Mukmin) in Ngruki, Sukoharjo, Central Java, was convicted in a case of terrorism back in 2011. Will Ba’asyir’s support for Anies-Muhaimin backfire on the pair, who is still struggling to remove the image of its strong affiliation with the hardliners?To subscribe please click here