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Ahmadinejad warns rivals against ŽinsolenceŽ
 [Iran Press TV Latest] As criticism continues to mount on the government, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns that his election rivals are "crossing the line into insolence". With only weeks left to the June 12 polls, President Ahmadinejad said that his election rivals have resorted to lies, insults and exaggerations in their presidential campaigns to smear his image ahead of the elections. "The baseless claims that some of the candidates make against the government are an insult to the people's intelligence," said Ahmadinejad. He warned that he is running out of patience and is considering to take necessary action against their accusations. "If the insults to the nation continue, the government will reconsider its approach," he said. President Ahmadinejad came under harsh criticism after a National Audit Office report, issued in February, revealed that more than one billion dollar of surplus oil revenues in the 2006-2007 budget had not been returned to the treasury. His main rivals include Iran's last prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, and former parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi. Posted by: Fred 2009-05-28 |
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