Tehran, YJC. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the public to “learn the proper procedures of criticism” In a subtle hint about his political critics.
The president said
the fact that two people walk with each other does not matter; rather, where
they head for and what the result is do, referring to criticisms voiced by some
of his critics against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javd Zarif's stroll with US
Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva streets last week.
Rouhani was addressing an annual Book Award Ceremony in
Tehran. He said criticism means to find the way to correct the course which is
possible in a free atmosphere, but the procedures of criticism should be
learned.
Rouhani urged the critics to discuss the essence of issues
instead of talking about the superficial forms.
He said there was no room for extremism in the Islamic
revolution, adding that 'We should open the way, abandon suspicion, and not
pigeonhole people with different excuses'.
'Scholars, educated people, seminarians, academics, and book
authors are the resources of the country. You can't shut down a gold mine
because of a minor reason.'