In His Most Exalted Name
Dhou'l-Hijjah 24,1398 AH
The reverend `ulama' and religious scholars and other classes and citizens of India, may their existence be prolonged and may Allah support them:
I extend my greetings to you and other brethren. Perhaps, you have briefly heard about the developments in Iran and the atrocities committed by the Pahlavi dynasty against the Iranian citizens. I cannot explain the details of what is being committed against this oppressed nation. From the very beginning of Rida Khan's ominous coup, engineered by Britain, to date, the entire Iranian nation has been living under suppression, misery, and agony; its entire reserves, including its oil and other resources, have been given to the aliens in a usurpation manner, and the poor nation had been, and is, deprived of any share. Mass murders and executions have been continuing for years; the mosques, holy sites and seminaries are being closed down; and the Shah's generals are dominating the people's lives and wealth.
It does behoove your great nation to accompany and sympathize with this oppressed nation and ask your government to accompany it. I pray to the Almighty God for the improvement of the condition of all. May God's peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini