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. As president director of TPI, Ridha supported Tutut's ownership of the network against legal challenges by media tycoon

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. In February 2018, Ridha told reporters he was no longer president director of TPI. Ridha was listed as an owner of Gala Group, which houses several companies: Gala Galaatama (contracting, trading and supplying), Gala Griyatama (real estate), Gala Jayatama (supplies and systems integrator), and Gala Surya Karyatama (chemical industry). Since 2009, he has been listed as President Director of a company called Lintas Technologies. In 2014, he stood as a candidate for the Jakarta legislative assembly, representing the

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(Gerindra) in

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, although his address was listed as being in

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. He received 3,691 votes.

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