Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 28, 1984

Until nine o'clock in the morning, I was studying racial discrimination at home - for use in future sermons. A meeting of the Board of Directors of Sedavsima was held. We had some negotiations and in the middle of the meeting I went to serve the Imam. I made an appointment for Ms. Sabbour Urdubadi - who claims to have the message of Imam Zaman (AS) for the Imam. I didn't think that the Imam would give them time; Contrary to expectations, they gave time.

The imam's opinion regarding the upcoming elections is that the fighting clerical community and the seminary community [Qom seminary] and Friday imams and the party, etc., should not nominate candidates for the whole country. They say that such movements distort the freedom of elections and lead to the exclusivity of the clergy in matters that concern the people. I talked about the party [Islamic Republic] and the imam permitted the use of Shariah funds only in cases of Islamic propaganda. I returned to the council meeting again. We made a decision about renting a satellite channel from the Atlantic Ocean, and the conditions for selecting foreign films, enriching the news and the quality of control and transmission of news and war propaganda were also decided.

In the evening, I went to the barracks of Imam Hossein (a.s.) to test a half-tank - Mr. Tahmasabi's initiative. The test was not successful. It was decided to take them to Isfahan to complete the work. At night, [Mr. Mohsen Rafiq Dost], the Minister of the Revolutionary Guards and his deputies came home. They criticized the management of military industries and spoke about the greatness of the facilities and the weakness of the management and offered suggestions. They claimed that about thirty percent of its capacity is used. They brought the reports from the parliament, I read them. We didn't care. They are taking advantage of yesterday's flight of Iraqi warplanes over Tehran and other cities.