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Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah made the bizarre claim during a pregnancy seminar in the city, located to the west of Jakarta

The mayor of a major Indonesian city has come under fire for suggesting instant noodles and children's formula is making babies gay.

Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah made the bizarre claim during a pregnancy seminar in the city, located to the west of Jakarta, earlier this week.

'To create Indonesian children that are healthy smart and competitive, the most important thing is, from the beginning, to provide them adequate nutrition, especially breastfeeding,' Mr Wismansyah said, according to Indonesian news website Okezone.

Mr Wismansyah went on to canned milk and other similar products were relied upon more heavily nowadays because parents are busier.

'So, it's no wonder that recently there are more LGBT,' he said.

It comes after another Indonesian politician was criticised for comparing the LGBTI movement was potentially as dangerous as nuclear war.

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said moves to see greater equality for all Indonesians put his country at risk.

'[The LGBT movement] is dangerous as we can't see who our foes are, but out of the blue everyone is brainwashed - now the (LGBT) community is demanding more freedom, it really is a threat," he said.

Earlier this year, another Indonesian minister called for LGBTI students to be banned from universities.