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The minister counsellor of the Consulate-General of Indonesia in Johor Baru, Djudjur S.H. Hutagalung (left) giving Shella Rini the thumbs up after she won the 2nd place in the public speaking competition on Sunday.

Called "Pentas Menuju Pemilu", the event was organised by Universitas Terbuka Pokjar Johor, and held at the Consulate General of Indonesia in Johor Bahru, a satelite office of the Indonesian Embassy in the southern region. The office is located at Jalan Taat, Johor Bahru.

A total of 9 Indonesia Open University students took part in the public speaking competition, organised in conjunction with the 2014 Indonesian legislative election that is happening in Malaysia on April 6.  A total of 327,000 eligible voters in Johor, Malacca, Pahang and Negri Sembilan are urged to cast their votes on this day.

The Indonesian Consul-General Taufiqur Rijal (right) congratulates the champion Gupran, while Shella and 3rd place winner Surina, watches on.

Shella's first public speaking experience.  The title of her talk "Semangat Nasionalisme".

That's me on the far left, feeling extremely happy and so proud of Shella.  On the far right is Aarina Melinda Marzuki (wife of  Djudjur S.H. Hutagalung) and next to her is Noranisa Wahid (wife of Taufiqur Rijal).

The judge for the public speaking competition was Andi Anto Patak, an undergraduate of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.