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The death of former President of the Republic to-4 KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) very unusual and inviting grief response from various parties. There is not even the president in this world that compete.

Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Mahfud MD admitted there were three people who died and get incredible greeting that is, the Mahatma Gandhi of India, Jhon F Kennedy President of the United States and the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran.

''Gus Dur is the only Indonesian who welcomed and invited the incredible sadness,''said Mahfud MD told reporters after interviewing the 100-day seminar to commemorate the death of Gus Dur-themed 'Actualization Thought Gus Dur as Teachers in the nation' s life 'in PWNU office of East Java, Jalan Masjid Al Akbar Surabaya, Thursday (8/4/2010).

Even according to him, until the 100th day of the death of Gus Dur's not stopping people menyambangi and a pilgrimage to his tomb. ''There are no older than Gus Dur. Number may be able to match the Gus Dur, but Gus Dur had died 100 days was still crowded,''he said.

In the seminar, also attended two other sources, namely the Reverend Simon F and Sholahudin KH Wahid (Gus Sholah). On that occasion, the Reverend Simon admitted, Gus Dur is the leader of pluralism, defending democratic and well-known brave little people or minorities.

''It was like Gus Dur is a vast ocean. Gus Dur bold thinking and critical, but democratic and pluralism,''said Simon.

Meanwhile, the younger brother Sholah Gus Gus Dur said, now is not to actualize the thought Gus Dur as a teacher in the life of the nation. ''But we need to implement his ideas in the life of the nation,''explained Gus Sholah.