[Today is Tasu'a.] For Friday sermons, I studied the life of Imam Hussain (AS). In the first sermon, I spoke about Ashura and the goals of Imam Hussein (a.s.), and in the second sermon, I discussed the issues of the day, including the elections. I tried to observe neutrality in my statements and the presence of people
[Today is Tasu'a.] For Friday sermons, I studied the life of Imam Hussain (AS). In the first sermon, I spoke about Ashura and the goals of Imam Hussein (a.s.), and in the second sermon, I discussed the issues of the day, including the elections. I tried to observe neutrality in my statements and I emphasized on people's participation in voting and the officials' refraining from undue interference in the elections and maintaining the health of the environment and work and respecting the movement of competitors in advertisements.
From the subsequent reactions, it was found that the faction of Mr. Natiq [Nuri] was dissatisfied with the talks and expected me to be subject to the same atmosphere that they created after the leader's talk. Other factions expressed their happiness for maintaining neutrality and warning about cheating, as well as declaring that my opinion is secret and no one knows. The way the news is broadcast on the radio shows their discomfort.
Mr. [Seyd Mohammad] Khatami came in the evening. While expressing his satisfaction with the people's attention to him and claiming to have more than 50% votes, he expressed concern about the possible consequences of the leadership's statements. He thanked me for my impartial words. They were worried that I would speak like a leader during the Friday prayers. He gave a report of his talks with Ayatollah Khamenei, which took place after his previous talks with the clergy. It indicates the leadership's confidence in him and also satisfaction with the way of campaigning and election enthusiasm. I encouraged him not to step down, because in this case the elections will be seriously damaged.
Dr. [Hasan] Rouhani came. He expressed his concern that after the leadership's clear one-sided stance, if the people's opinions are not in harmony with his opinion, it will be a big blow to the system, and he considers such a stance wrong, and he expressed his satisfaction with my neutrality and said that there is a lot of pressure on him to make a statement in favor of Mr. Natiq [Nuri].
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