Denny Cagur klarifikasi isu dicueki istri karena gaji sebagai anggota DPR RI konon lebih rendah dari pendapatannya sebagai artis papan atas Tanah Air. (Foto: Dok. Instagram @dennycagur)
Denny Cagur, who is now strengthening Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives , recently clarified the issue of his monthly salary circulating. There are rumors that his monthly salary is only around Rp54 million, which is clearly much lower compared to the honorarium he received when he was a television show host .
The issue became even hotter when news said that his wife, Shanty Denny , became indifferent due to her husband's drastically decreasing income. One online media even wrote a news article with the title: No wonder the wife is indifferent, Denny Cagur's salary dropped after passing to Senayan, used to be 150 million, Criticizes Monthly Money .
However, Denny Cagur did not remain silent. In a FYP program hosted by Raffi Ahmad and Irfan Hakim, he firmly denied the news. "No, who said? Who said you?" he said. "This is a hoax, this is a hoax!" he added enthusiastically.
He asserted that his household relationship with Shanty remains fine. Denny revealed that Shanty always supports his political decisions and there is no change in her attitude.
Denny also admitted that he had not seen his pay slip as a member of the DPR, considering that the inauguration will only be held in October 2024. "No, my wife has not changed anything with my wife. Still supportive like yesterday," explained Denny. "Until now I have not seen (my salary as a member of the DPR). It could be that (IDR 54 million) I have not seen," he added.
He also admitted that his salary as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives was indeed not higher than his honorarium as a host . However, Denny emphasized that the decision to enter politics was not to seek money. "It's far from the same (honorarium) as a host . But because I work there (Senayan Building, Jakarta), the consideration is not that," he said, while showing that he has more than 11 million followers on Instagram.
Furthermore, Denny emphasized that money is not everything. He is optimistic that he will get his own satisfaction when he can represent his constituency and serve the people of Indonesia. "If the measure is material, it's better to be entertained . But it's not just there. There are many other things that give satisfaction in the field that we are currently working in," concluded Denny Cagur.
(brl/red)
