Will PM Modi attend the state funeral of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei? Iran’s President sent a special invitation
New Delhi. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has officially invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the state funeral of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Let us tell you that Khamenei was killed in the US-Israel Airstrikes in February.
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Will any representative go from India?
According to the report of WION, at the moment it is not clear who will represent India in this funeral. Earlier, after Khamenei’s death on 28 February, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi and signed a condolence book on behalf of the Indian government. When then Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May 2024, New Delhi declared national mourning and flew flags at half-mast. At that time India sent the then Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to lead the Indian delegation to Tehran.
Full funeral program
After being postponed for a long time due to the conflict, the funeral processions will begin on July 4. First of all, Khamenei’s body will be kept in the Grand Mosallah Complex in Tehran on July 4. After this, public processions will be taken out in Tehran and Qom city.
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Prayer meetings will also be held in Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. He will finally be laid to rest on July 9 at the Imam Reza shrine in his native city of Mashhad. Officials hope that during this time lakhs of people will come to pay tribute to him. These events are being organized to bid official farewell to the leader who has guided Iran for almost four decades.
relations between india and iran
India has always considered Iran a part of its extended neighbourhood, with which it has close civilizational ties. PM Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have held several rounds of talks with their Iranian counterparts during the 40-day-long conflict in West Asia. Amidst the fragile ceasefire, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently came to New Delhi to participate in the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting. During this, he had bilateral talks with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and also met PM Modi. A number of senior Iranian officials have visited India in recent months, notably to attend BRICS meetings hosted by Delhi.
These countries have received invitation
Iran has sent invitations to many countries with special emphasis on its neighboring countries. According to Iranian state media, several countries have confirmed their participation or expressed their willingness to send representatives. Delegations from Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Russia, China and several Central Asian countries are expected to attend the state funeral.
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