Hassan Khomeini sends clear message

Ahmadinejad minister confronted by Imam Khomeini Grandson

created 06/06/2010 - 22:29, updated 06/07/2010 - 16:01

Hassan Khomeini sends clear message

GVF -- Ahmadinejad’ s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and the grandson of the late Imam Khomeini Seyed Hassan Khomeini were involved in a physical dispute on 4 June.

The incident took place after a speech by Hassan Khomeini on 4 June as part of a ceremony at Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum marking the anniversary of the late leader’s death in June 1989. The address was disrupted by state sponsored forces whose chants forced Hassan Khomeini to prematurely end his speech.

The latest confrontation between Seyed Hassan Khomeini came just a few days after the Interior Minister had referred to Seyed Hassan Khomeini as “Seyed Hassan Mostafavi” during a speech, in an attempt to downplay the young Khomeini’s ties to his grandfather Imam Khomeini. Highly offended by this audacious provocation, Hassan Khomeini physically confronted the Interior Minister on Friday while explaining to him “I did this so that you will know my is Seyed Hassan Khomeini.” The incident took place in a corridor within the mausoleum. According to certain sources, Khomeini delivered an unforgettable slap in the face to Ahmadinejad's Interior Minister.

Also, the Javan Online website, an IRGC propaganda tool, reported on the story saying that Najjar was “beaten” by the young Khomeini and Mohammad Ali Ansari, and was later treated at Chamran Hospital. Javan adds that the Interior Minister had undergone surgery prior to the incident and the “beating” he took on Friday caused “bleeding” in his face. According to this report, the former Defence Minister is still being treated at the hospital.

It should be noted that following the fraudulent presidential election of June 2009, Hassan Khomeini has become a target for pro-government forces who expected him to step in defending the government and the Supreme Leader in the months after the election. Relations between the supreme leader and the household of Imam Khomeini have become increasingly tenuous in post-1989 Iran.