In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I thank you all for having come here. Convey my greetings to the people of Kerman. In the past we had a series of problems that we have nothing to do with them at present; there are going to be problems in the future, too. Today a set of problems are of importance, the major ones being these: the constitution, elections to the Council of Experts and election of the president. Pay attention to these. In the meetings that I had last week with various groups, it is obvious to me that there is a plot underway and that they want to restrain us from the main objective.
My message to the people of Kerman is this that regarding the constitution, they should study its draft and give their views. The representatives to the Council of Experts must be elected from among those persons who are the `ulama' of the area; who are neither leftists nor rightists nor opposed to Islam so that they can write a constitution that is favored by Islam. These are the main issues; other issues are secondary. Every city has its own problems. We must think of the basis and avoid differences and disputes. While reconfirming the credentials of my representative, Hujjat al-Islam Muhammad Jawad Hujjati Kermani, who is an authority, [ I would like to state that] it is better for him to spend his time on the subject of the constitution and send his opinion to the Council of Experts.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.