Ayatollah Alireza appointed to temporary council that will govern till new supreme leader elected
Tehran: Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been appointed to a three-member temporary council that, under Iran’s law, will govern until a new supreme leader can potentially be chosen.
The 67-year-old cleric is a member of the Guardian Council, the powerful constitutional watchdog body that must later select a supreme leader. His appointment to the temporary council was confirmed by the Expediency Council, an influential arbitration body.
Arafi will now serve alongside hardline cleric and judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and President Masoud Pezeshkian on the interim body.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and security chief Ali Larijani are also expected to play key roles in shaping the political landscape, though it remains unclear where the balance of power will ultimately lie.
Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC has reportedly been assassinated for the second time in less than a year. The identity of the next leader of the powerful military and economic force has not yet been officially announced.
IRGC-linked Telegram channels are citing deputy chief Ahmad Vahidi as a likely candidate. Vahidi was appointed to the post by Khamenei two months ago.
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IUML hands over 51 houses to Chooralmala landslide-affected families in Wayanad
Wayanad: Under the first phase of its rehabilitation initiative for families affected by the landslide at Chooralmala in Wayanad district, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) handed over keys to 51 houses, on Saturday.
The keys were distributed at a function held at Vellithode near Thrikkaipetta. IUML State president Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shibab Thangal presented the first key to Sharada, one of the beneficiaries, as reported by The Hindu.
Addressing the gathering, Thangal said the collective response to the disaster reflected the unity of people in supporting those in distress. He said assistance was extended without discrimination and noted that the beneficiaries’ religion or caste was not a consideration in the rehabilitation effort.
Chief guest Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, described the initiative as a significant step in rebuilding the lives of affected families, noting that the efforts of the IUML, along with those of the State government and the Congress, had contributed to fulfilling commitments made to the victims.
The houses were constructed as part of a phased plan to rehabilitate families who lost their homes in the landslide that struck the Chooralmala area.
