New Delhi: Finally, the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The last rites of the country’s late supreme ruler will be completed in Iran next month. Iran invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the funeral. Iran’s President Masoud Pezheshkian has reportedly invited Modi to Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral. (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Funeral)
Khamenei died on February 28 in an attack by America and Israel. Due to that attack, the war came down in West Asia. Ayatollah Khamenei was not buried until now because of the war. After the ceasefire with America, preparations for his funeral have started in Iran. The funeral will begin on July 4. After all, Ayatollah Khamenei will be buried on July 9 in Mashhad in the northeast of the country. (India-Iran Relations)
Iran’s state media reported that Ayatollah Khamenei will be buried in Mashhad, his birthplace. Special rituals will also be observed in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran. Modi has also been officially invited in the same way. It is reported that the invitation letter was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Embassy of Iran located in Delhi. It reached them two days ago.
Besides Modi, Iran has also invited the leaders of other countries including China, Russia, Qatar, France, Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that a special delegation from Pakistan will attend the funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei.
Modi visited Iran for the last time in May 2016. He met Ayatollah Khamenei there. A meeting was also held with Iran’s then President Hassan Rouhani. In that tripartite meeting, the agreement on Chabahar port was signed between the two countries. Rouhani also visited India at the invitation of India in February 2018.
Modi met Pezheshkian in Kazan, Russia in October 2024. Seber invited Pezeshkian to come to India. However, it remains to be seen whether Modi will attend Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral or not. In 2024, when the then president of Iran Ibrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash, the country’s then vice president went to Tehran as India’s representative. Jagdeep Dhankar. Modi expressed grief over Raisi’s death. A one-day state mourning is also observed in India on 21 May 2024.
India officially mourned the death of Ayatollah Khamenei on March 5. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian Embassy in Delhi and signed the condolence book.
According to Islamic practice, the body should be buried as soon as possible after death. But late cremation can be done in special cases. It is reported that at least 20 million people may attend the funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei. There will be processions in Tehran, Mashad, Qom. In 1989, about 10 million people marched on the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the former Supreme Ruler of Iran.
After the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, his son Mojtaba Ali Khamenei took over as the Supreme Ruler of Iran. However, he has never been seen in public. According to American and Israeli intelligence sources, Mojtabao was injured in the February 28 attack. He was in a coma. His eyes are damaged. Rumors are also heard that Mojtaba has been injured. However, nothing was revealed by Iran. Everyone is looking at whether Mojtaba can be seen at the father’s funeral.
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