Jakarta, July 31 -- Secretary-General of the United Development Party (PPP), Arwani Thomafi, instructed all party members to perform the absentee funeral prayer (shalat ghaib) and recite the tahlil prayers for Suryadharma Ali, who passed away on Thursday morning.

"We have instructed all party members to perform shalat ghaib and tahlil prayers for the late Suryadharma Ali," Arwani stated when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta on Thursday.

Arwani noted that the gesture is appropriate, as Suryadharma Ali was a highly respected and influential figure within the party.

He added that the former religious affairs minister served as the PPP chairman for two terms: first from 2007 to 2012, and then from 2012 to 2016.

According to Arwani, Suryadha...