Talk:Megawati Sukarnoputri

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Megawati Soekarnoputri is Hindu, only "Hindus" believe in astrology not pious muslims. She is also one of the members of Parisada Agama Hindu Dharma Indonesia which bases itself upon converting muslims into the Hindu cult of the empire Mahajaphit. It is a cultural empowerment movement that has nothing to do with Islam. Only Hindus use the sanskrit language as a language of religion not "muslims".

- Varadh

Do you have a credible citation for this assertion? Last I checked, she was a Muslim, and is Javanese. CDC (talk) 04:22, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

I think Megawati's mother was Balinese and thus probably a Hindu, but so far as I know she is a Muslim, at least in public. Muslims practice astrology even though it is contrary to Islamic teachings (it's contrary to Christian teachings too). Adam 05:26, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

This wikipedia is useless. All the articles are from answers.com . Please write something different. Iw would rather prefer an accumalation of data not duplicate encyclopedias.

- Varadh

I wrote this article. Answers.com ripped it off from here. Adam 12:52, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

She is a hindu convert. She is not at all muslim

-Ganagadhar

If you're so adamant about this, why don't you provide us with a credible citation? Also, please don't delete others' comments from talk pages. That's pure vandalism. -- Hadal 04:19, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

It may be of interest that she and her husband have two sons, both of whose first names are "Muhammad." She seems to be a Muslim who is also comfortable with Hindu-derived aspects of Indonesian culture. -- Rob C. alias Alarob 18:22, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] The "Megawatt" story

I recall reports in the U.S. media in 2001 that Sukarno chose her daughter's name because it is a homophone of "megawatt" and Sukarno supported hydroelectric projects as a step toward modernization. I have not been able to confirm this as fact, and suspect it is incorrect. It doesn't seem to be mentioned in Sukarno's autobiography, for instance. I mention this because I am probably not the only person on earth who read those stories. -- Rob C. alias Alarob 18:22, 10 November 2007 (UTC)