Mehbooba Mufti to attend Ayatollah Khamenei state funeral in Tehran
Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti is set to travel to Iran to pay final tributes to the country’s slain supreme leader, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed
Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti is set to travel to Iran to pay final tributes to the country’s slain supreme leader, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, after receiving an official invitation to attend the state funeral in Tehran from July 3 to 6. Mufti said she would attend the ceremony after being invited as a distinguished guest of India. “It is an immense honour for me and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to receive this invitation (from Iran). I will travel there to pay my last respects to the supreme leader,” the PDP chief told PTI.
Read Full Story The invitation was extended by Mohseen Qummi, Director of the International Relations Department at the office of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In his letter, Qummi formally invited Mufti to attend the funeral ceremony as a distinguished guest of India. The letter said Khamenei was killed on February 28 and that, in accordance with the national period of mourning and the protocols of the Islamic Republic, a state funeral ceremony would be held in Tehran from July 3 to 6.
“In light of the profound historical and strategic ties that bind the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India, I consider it a great honour to invite your excellency, as a distinguished guest of the Indian nation, to attend this solemn ceremony. Your presence would serve as a testament to the deep-rooted friendship and mutual respect between our two great ancient civilizations,” the letter addressed to Mufti said. According to the programme, the farewell to the leader will be held at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla Complex in Tehran on July 3, followed by a commemoration the next day and the funeral procession on July 6.
Mufti is scheduled to travel to Tehran to attend the funeral events and pay her last respects after receiving the official invitation for the July 3 to 6 ceremonies. Ends
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