Everyone loves Iran and this affection is now extended to Sayyid Ali Khamenei as well. Do they love Iran? No, they don't; you already know it.
Conspiracy mills started the story last week that Sayyid Ali Khamenei had met his God. Blogs, newspapers and emails discussed succession and cited the possible reason for delay in official announcement. Daily Telegraph, even manufactured ground realities and informed its readers that flag was down, television presenters were wearing black…in January 2007, world embraced the same news.
Later, Iranian supreme leader's office released a picture of the leader from an official meeting he held Saturday with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to disapprove the rumour. The dust is settled now, and his "well-wishers" must be slapping on their faces and banging their heads to the walls…
But why demise of Khamenei?
As guardian of Iran's revolution, he stayed put. After Ayatollah Khomeini's loss, country needed a true revolutionary and Sayyid proved that he was right choice. A lot of fuss was created on his clerical credentials, but he rose above all of this and led his nation in hard times. His presence is threat to everyone who thinks that they can topple regime. Only recently, Michael Jackson's death diverted focus from Iran to America, otherwise, we were reading every minute updates on latest situation after election. Even Mousavi won the elections; he had guardian council watching him.
God Bless Sayyid Ali Khamenei and I am praying for his long life. It doesn't matter, if I have different school of thought at all, but for me he is symbol of Islamic resistance.
