Hamen Sidi’s Insult to Prince Reza Pahlavi and Public Response to the Insult
“Hamen Sidi” attacked the Pahlavi family on his Twitter page and insulted them.
“Hamen Sidi” is a Kurdish media activist from Mahabad who works as a political analyst for several Persian and Kurdish media outlets, analyzing Middle Eastern issues.
Following Prince Reza Pahlavi’s speech and his appeal for public support to transition from the Islamic Republic, as well as the launch of the “I Delegate” campaign by Ehsan Karami, numerous reactions emerged from Prince Pahlavi’s opponents and various political parties.
“Hamen Sidi,” who previously attacked Iranian military forces for their assistance to flood-affected areas and called them unprofessional, has now posted tweets insulting Prince Reza Pahlavi and his family, which sparked widespread backlash.
In his tweet, he wrote: “Reza Palani, whose very family name is illegitimate and fake, after failing to achieve ten million proxies, this time spoke about granting women the right to vote during his father’s dictatorship, but did not mention that before that, only Iranian men were forced to vote for one of his father’s appointees, and now women too! Such that in the 1342 parliamentary elections, it was divided between representatives who considered themselves servants of his father (People’s Party) and those who introduced themselves as followers of his father (New Iran Party). This combination was repeated in the mock elections of 1346 and 1350, and according to Darius Homayoun, the entire government and parliament held 38% of power while the Shah alone held 62% of power, which was also called constitutional monarchy! But Reza Palani’s father, who considers himself the Guardian of the People, was not satisfied with this either, and overnight dismantled his two puppet parties and replaced them with a single Rastakhiz party; meaning over 12 years, he underwent reverse progress, and in 1354, exactly 100% of parliament belonged to the Rastakhiz party. This was the last royal election.
He continued: “The developments of the past month have convinced me that we must fight both religious fascism and monarchical fascism simultaneously.”
Hamen Sidi’s message sparked numerous reactions on social media, with most people sharing the services the Shah had provided them and joined the “I Delegate” campaign.
In response to Sidi’s message, others said: “Despite all the costs and propaganda the Islamic Republic conducted over 43 years, it could not erase the Pahlavi family from people’s minds; rather, the Pahlavis became more beloved to the people. Now, you who are a separatist, how can you ruin the Pahlavi family with these nonsensical claims?”
Others also addressed him saying: You became known on a network that itself relied on the Pahlavi era. How can you insult and criticize so easily?
Even many Kurds reacted to his statements and declared: “Pahlavi is our only way to transition from the Islamic Republic, and we as a Kurdish people trust no one but the Pahlavi family.”
Others also said: “You tried to ruin the Pahlavi family with these words, now come and show some enmity toward the Islamic Republic so no one suspects you.”
Many other reactions to Hamen Sidi’s tweet have appeared, and many people who had not yet voted in the “I Delegate” campaign joined this campaign.
Are these objections and cyber attacks against the “I Delegate” campaign and Prince Reza Pahlavi part of the worn-out and rotten scenarios of the Islamic Republic and its supporters to divert people’s attention from the revolutionary uprising of the people?
