In a speech to the students of the Sri Sathya Sai Primary School, she said that Biju Patnaik, an eminent Indian leader, and former Chief minister of Odisha named her at Sukarno's request.
Out of the Berkeley Mafia group, only Widjojo continued to have a significant influence within government during the post-Suharto Reform era, by becoming an economic advisor to presidents Habibie, Wahid (Gus Dur), and Megawati.