 The sultan of Yogyakarta and local Golkar chairman Hamengkubuwono, appealed to the PPP and the PDI to reconsider the removal of their flags as it would damage the national and international image of the city.On May 22, around 3,000 students bearing white flags and calling themselves the "white group" marched out of a local university campus.The demonstration ended after representatives were allowed to meet with the chairman of the local legislature.