Iranian President’s speech at Khomeini’s commemoration ceremony cancelled
The speech of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the ceremony dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the death of the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Imam Khomeini was canceled, Iran news website reported on June 4.
According to the report, the list of persons who will speak at the ceremony on June 4 does not include the name of President Ahmadinejad.
It is also noted that no comments has been made on this issue.
This is the first time that the President's speech at a ceremony dedicated to the anniversary of the death of the Revolution leader Khomeini is canceled. During the years of their presidential terms, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Khatami and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at the annual commemoration ceremony.
According to the Iranian media, Imam Khomeini's grandson Hassan Khomeini welcomed the guests and made a speech at today's commemoration ceremony. Then a speech was made by supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
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