Studying revolutions or sometime being part of any of that, seams magical. Indeed it has great feelings to be the part of efforts to change the rotation of clock. Pink, indigo, red and purple in Georgia, Ukraine & Kirghizstan etc. have a wonderful record but this time which worked was “Green” and it was in an Islamic Republic. It was really surprising to see a sitting leader with great reputation among the common folk facing a tough time from gREENERS. Prior to recent Iranian elections it was considered that Mr. Ahmadi Najad will face a tough time in Tehran and some other urban localities by his rivals but he was at sweeping position in rural areas. The predictions by western media were bit different and Mosavi was declared as the closest contender although he was not.
At the end, results were almost the same which were predicted by unbiased ‘hawk eyes’. Ahmadi Najad swept and re-elected as president. Unfortunately ‘young blood’, particularly in Tehran, was not ready to accept the result and they kicked-off a massive agitation campaign which was far furious and aggressive than the election campaign. For the first time Iranian supreme leadership faced a tough time by youngsters. This was fully supported by western media, anti-Islamic sentiment of neighboring countries and even by some consulates of different countries situated in Iran.
I think victory of Ahmadi Najad or defeat of ‘green revolutionaries’ is not much important. The most significant element was the aggression of Iranian youth. They were all set to change the political scenario of Iran if would have been found a little support from rural areas. Throughout the election campaign and in post election scenario young blood was the most visible difference between Najad & Mosvi. Although they could not achieve their goals yet they have proved themselves as the real change agents in near future of Iran.
They successfully turned Tehran into ‘Green’ although some more efforts are needed to turn Iran either into Green or pink.
You have made a very thoughtful observation regarding the latest elections in Iran. Although it is not unusual for there to be different perceptions regarding the validity of the declared outcome; there isn't sufficent documentation for most of the world to believe that the most powerful candidate did not win! The methods used to handle the following uprisings and supporters of opposition, apparent lack of due process in the courts and considerable "show-casing" of "trials" did not sit well with many democratic nations, especially those in the western sphere.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the focus of the Iranian government should indeed be its own people, their welfare and their future.