Chikkaballapur (Karnataka) – Mourning is being observed here following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the joint Israel-US attack. In Alipur village of Chikkaballapur, a district neighbouring Bengaluru, a three-day mourning period has been declared. Villagers expressed their grief by keeping shops and markets closed.
Khamenei has a close connection with Chikkaballapur. He visited Alipur village in 1986, and memories of that visit remain fresh among locals. Around 20,000 Shia Muslims in Alipur regard Khamenei as a religious leader. A private hospital in Alipur still operates in his name.
Editorial PerspectiveOne wonders, if India were to stand against Iran tomorrow, would anyone ask these grieving Muslims whose side they would be on ? |
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