Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's followers regard him as a hero and even a bit of Pete Doherty-like behaviour fails to diminish his standing in the eyes of working-class Iranians, writes Colin Freeman.
____________________________________________The stewards in charge of the Tehran meeting hall reckoned the headcount was about 25,000, while the president's warm-up man optimistically put it near a million. But give or take a few hundred thousand sweating, bandana-wrapped foreheads, one thing was certain at Monday's campaign rally for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – when it comes to showmanship, Iran's leader is a hard act to beat.
The rally, one of the last before Friday's presidential election, combined the fever of a religious gathering, the jostling crowds of a rock gig moshpit, and the carefully choreographed build-up of a World Wrestling Federation grudge match.
The rally, one of the last before Friday's presidential election, combined the fever of a religious gathering, the jostling crowds of a rock gig moshpit, and the carefully choreographed build-up of a World Wrestling Federation grudge match.
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