Residents of Teheran send text message against Ahmadinejad

After the surprising victory of hardline candidate Mahmood Ahmadinejad in the first round of Iran's presidential election, residents of Teheran yesterday started a mobile phone text message campaign to prevent his election in the run-off, reports Khaleej Times

“On Friday all of us must go to the (run-off) polls to vote for Rafsanjani and against Ahmadinejad,” one of the mass SMS messages said.

The perspectives of Ahmadinejad becoming president has caused a huge panic in Teheran.

His devotion to strict rules, especially with regards to women's rights and dressing codes, is predicted to cause huge problems for the Western-style society of the capital."

emily | 10:06 AM | SMS and Politics |
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