Maulana Hasan Ali Rajani Supports Iranian Actress Elnaz Norouzi's Statement, Calls Iranian Government a "Dacoit Government"

Delhi, 9 October:* Prominent Shia cleric and leader Maulana Hasan Ali Rajani has extended his support to Iranian-origin actress Elnaz Norouzi's critical stance against the Iranian government, stating that if any government unjustly seizes the rights, freedom, and resources of its own people, it must face strong public criticism.

Expressing his position, Maulana Rajani termed the Iranian government a "dacoit government" and said that the resources of the people should be spent on public welfare, education, health, and economic development, not on measures that increase the hardships of ordinary citizens.

He said that the Iranian people, like people of other countries, have the right to freedom, dignity, economic security, and to decide their own future. The performance of any government should be judged not by slogans, but by the lives of the people, fundamental rights, and standards of accountability.

Maulana Rajani clarified that a distinction must be made between the Iranian people and the policies of the Iranian government. Ordinary Iranian citizens should not be collectively blamed for the decisions of the government.