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Tue, 11/09/2010 - 16:10
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Reformist says all voices should be heard
TEHRAN, Nov. 9(MNA)-- Majid Ansari, a senior member of the reformist Association of Combatant Clerics, commented that all groups should be allowed to make their voices heard.
As Imam Khomeini has stated it is necessary that all people can express their viewpoints, because exchange of views on various issues can spur country’s progress, Ansari told.
The loyalists to the Islamic system may have differing views on political issues, but all of them believe in the principles of the Islamic Revolution, he said.
Ansari also criticized the monopoly of certain groups over the media outlets as unfair and said, “According to Imam, justice is a principle, and justice is not merely economic justice.”
He expressed regret that certain extremists are allowed to distort the history of certain political groups and make baseless allegations about the revolutionary figures and Imam’s companions such as Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and members of the Association of Combatant Clerics.
He praised the patience of the revolutionary figures and also Imam Khomeini’s companions who have been unfairly treated by the ruling group and divested of their rights.
“The fact that they have not expressed their views via foreign media outlets, despite all allegations and mistreatments leveled at them, shows their high tolerance,” he opined.
Certain media outlets claim that they are seeking to restore unity, but they don’t give a chance to those political figures and groups that have differing views to make their voices heard, so their claim is meaningless, he stated.
The former lawmaker went on to say that freedom of expression and press, and political activities are vital for the liveliness of an Islamic system.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the reformist cleric called on all revolutionary figures to get together and think of a way out of the country’s current political situation.
As Imam Khomeini has stated it is necessary that all people can express their viewpoints, because exchange of views on various issues can spur country’s progress, Ansari told.
The loyalists to the Islamic system may have differing views on political issues, but all of them believe in the principles of the Islamic Revolution, he said.
Ansari also criticized the monopoly of certain groups over the media outlets as unfair and said, “According to Imam, justice is a principle, and justice is not merely economic justice.”
He expressed regret that certain extremists are allowed to distort the history of certain political groups and make baseless allegations about the revolutionary figures and Imam’s companions such as Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and members of the Association of Combatant Clerics.
He praised the patience of the revolutionary figures and also Imam Khomeini’s companions who have been unfairly treated by the ruling group and divested of their rights.
“The fact that they have not expressed their views via foreign media outlets, despite all allegations and mistreatments leveled at them, shows their high tolerance,” he opined.
Certain media outlets claim that they are seeking to restore unity, but they don’t give a chance to those political figures and groups that have differing views to make their voices heard, so their claim is meaningless, he stated.
The former lawmaker went on to say that freedom of expression and press, and political activities are vital for the liveliness of an Islamic system.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the reformist cleric called on all revolutionary figures to get together and think of a way out of the country’s current political situation.
