The Controversial Man Becomes a Victim

The Controversial Man Becomes a Victim

The controversial man becomes a victim. The scent of death is rising for the Secretary of the Headquarters for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil after his recent remarks, which reiterated the same coercive actions regarding hijab. This time, it’s not his critics but revolutionary figures and value-driven accounts on social media that have started attacking him. Some even report that the former official at Imam Sadiq University is an infiltrator. It seems that the recent protests, if they yield no other results, will at least lead to the removal of a figure whose statements in recent months were one of the reasons for the protests flaring up.

Hashemi Golpayegani Becomes a Victim

Considering that in recent weeks, the presence of morality police vans and their officers is no longer seen in the city, especially in their usual fixed locations, or at least their presence has become very minimal, the attacks on Hashemi Golpayegani and the likelihood of his dismissal can also be seen as a tactical retreat in response to public demands and protests.

It could even be said that he is to be sacrificed so that all sins are attributed to him. Many Twitter users have pointed out this victimization game, noting that the attacks on him are not about the content of his statements but their timing. No one among them says Hashemi Golpayegani’s words are wrong; rather, they believe that since his words can currently provoke the public, it’s not the right time. One person wrote that it’s not at all obvious that they want to make Hashemi Golpayegani a scapegoat and then present that pose to the nation.

In recent weeks, after the death of Mahsa Amini, Mohammad Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani had completely retreated into his shell and said nothing until he spoke again, stating that if internet taxis knew they would be fined for picking up unveiled individuals, 50% of the hijab issues in cars would be resolved. After that, a flood of attacks, this time from the value-driven side, was directed at him, to the point where one user wrote that most of the tweets with the hashtag Hashemi Golpayegani and condemning his recent remarks were written by those who, before the recent events, were supportive and sympathetic to the policies of this headquarters.

This retreat can be better understood because a member of the Office for the Preservation and Publication of the Works of Ayatollah Khamenei described Hassan Abbasi’s stance against athletes and Hashemi Golpayegani’s remarks about dealing with improper hijab as unreasonable and damaging, and said that the Supreme Leader has also rejected such positions and views in the past.

Hashemi Golpayegani, the Hate Engine

Interestingly, the situation has become so bad that even government officials are speaking out. The Secretary of the Government’s Information Headquarters told Hashemi Golpayegani that his positions and those like him, which cause division and discord among the people, are the greatest evils themselves. Please be quiet. Ehsan Salehi, a member of the Government Information Council, also said that a few days after the Supreme Leader emphasized that the issue is not about hijab, today Hashemi Golpayegani reopened the same file with a solution that pits people against each other. This hate engine, which has been fueling the enemy’s polarization project in recent months, is natural and simply out of ignorance and is not supposed to be silenced.

Another value-driven user wrote that while there was talk of infiltration, the presence of such thoughts is more dangerous than any infiltrator or traitor. Hashemi Golpayegani’s remarks are a clear example of polarizing society and causing more division, leading to hatred among the people. Don’t issue baseless fatwas in matters you don’t understand and don’t set people against each other.

The Secretary of the Headquarters for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil is an Infiltrator

Some value-driven accounts, to prove he is an infiltrator, have pointed to his collaboration with Kavous Seyed-Emami at Imam Sadiq University. Some have compared him to Kashmiri and Kalahai, and others have predicted that he will soon end up in London and the BBC. An account attributed to Ali Akbar Raefi-Pour on Twitter wrote, ‘I hope it’s ignorance, not betrayal. Hashemi Golpayegani’s statements, the Secretary of the Headquarters for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil, are a clear example of fanning the flames of division, hatred, and anger among the people. If the relevant officials do not control him, there is no choice but to expose him to defend the country.’

But what is this exposure that Raefi-Pour is hinting at? Mohammad Hossein Pouyanfar, a value-driven media figure, accused Golpayegani of being an infiltrator and wrote, ‘Does an infiltrator have horns and a tail? Why doesn’t anyone shut this foolish man’s mouth? Secretary of the Headquarters for Enjoining Good, be quiet.’

A journalist known for exposing on Twitter also made stranger remarks about the Secretary of the Headquarters for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil. He wrote that security agencies should investigate where the great wealth of Mohammad Saleh, inherited from his father, came from. What properties did Mohammad Saleh’s father buy from Jewish residents in Iran in 1979, and at what price?

Hashemi Golpayegani Threatened with Arrest

Some, like Seyed Mahmoud Razavi, a close associate of Ghalibaf, have called for legal action against him. Justice is that alongside warning artists and athletes about recent events, security and judicial agencies should quickly and severely deal with individuals like Mr. Hashemi Golpayegani, who make provocative and unnecessary statements. Damn the mouth that opens at the wrong time.

Mojtaba Amini, producer of the series Gando, also wrote, ‘As a well-wisher of the system and a citizen, I ask the country’s intelligence agencies to investigate the file and background of Mr. Hashemi Golpayegani, the Secretary of the Headquarters for Enjoining Good. The hate and polarization project is evident. The trace of sabotage and infiltration is seen.’

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