Bermula saat Cawagub DKI Jakarta Djarot Saiful Hidayat blusukan ke Jelambar, Jakarta Barat. Saat melewati sebuah tempat ada sekelompok orang yang berteriak "haram". Widodo, Wakil Ketua Ranting 1 PDIP Jelambar menimpali "tidak haram". Seusai blusukan, Widodo pergi ke warung kopi. Tiba-tiba datang sekelompok orang yang diduga oknum Front Pembela Islam (FPI). Widodo dan kelompok itu berdebat soal haram-tidaknya memilih pemimpin non Muslim. Perdebatan berujung baku hantam. Widodo tak berdaya meladeni lawan-lawannya. Ia bebak belur dan pulang ke rumah, lalu menjalani perawatan di RS Royal Taruma.<br /><br />Sekjen DPD FPI Jakarta membantah telah terjadi pengeroyokan. Menurutnya, yang terjadi adalah perkelahian satu lawan satu antara Widodo dengan Koordinator FPI Grogol Petamburan, M. Irfan.<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />It begins with Cawagub DKI Jakarta Djarot Saiful Hidayat visiting Jelambar, West Jakarta. When he passed through the area people were shouting ‘haram*’. Widodo’s vice chairman of the PDIP branch in Jelambar said it isn’t ‘haram’. During his visit, Widodo went to a small coffee shop. A group of people who were suspected of being Front Pembela Islam (FPI) members quickly surrounded the shop. Widodo and the FPI group argued about the problems of ‘haram’ and choosing a non Muslim leader. The debate culminated into a fight. Widodo is a powerful minister. He was battered and returned home, then travelling to the Royal Taruma hospital. <br /><br />Secretary general for DPD FPI Jakarta denied that the beatings occurred. In his opinion, what happened was that the fight was between Widodo and the coordinator of FPI Grogol, M. Irfan. <br /><br />*Haram means illegal, not allowed in a certain tradition
