A cross-shaped road mosaic in front of the Surakarta City Hall in Central Java being painted over. – photo courtesy of the Surakarta Public Works Ministry/The Jakarta Post/ANN
SURAKATA, Indonesia (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Surakarta administration in central Java has decided paint over a cross-shaped road mosaic in front of its city hall following complaints from conservative Muslim groups.
"The administration has met with several religious leaders and came up with a number of solutions. But to prevent the polemic from dragging on, we decided to cover the mosaic with paint," Surakarta deputy mayor Achmad Purnomo said on Saturday (Jan 19).
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