"Monarchy is a Pest of the Past" :

 

سلطنت آفتِ پادشاهی است

 

Ramin Parham a leftwing intellectual close to the heir to the peacock throne published a deeply anti monarchist article in GOOYA Magazine. The article triggered deep reactions but also bewildered supporters of the Prince as to why the heir to the peacock throne posted the article on his official FB page.

Was it an endorsement of Parham's comments ? Or posted as a testimony of the Prince's so called tolerance for free speech and "democratic" values by publicly publishing an article challenging  the very concept of the monarchy. 

At a time when the apparent discovery of the mummified body Reza Shah the Great founder of the dynasty has triggered pro monarchist demonstrations inside Iran this post comes as a surprise and begs further questions as to the political wisdom and genuine beliefs of an heir who has long surrendered to the pro republican camp in the eyes of genuine monarchists.  

 

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