As a testament to his popularity Indonesian billionaire Peter F. Gontha asked Tantowi to sing at his daughter's wedding alongside Celine Dion.
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In September 2013, in an interview by ABC, he publicly declared Indonesian's opposition to Australia's government policy on asylum seekers, which involved towing back asylum boats in international water back to Indonesian territory and paying Indonesian villager for information about people smuggling, calling it 'illegal, offensive and an affront to democracy'.
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