Ahmadinejad Criticized for Saying Long-Ago Imam Mahdi Leads Iran

TEHRAN, May 7 -- Several leading Iranian clerics criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday for saying that the last imam of Shiite Islam, a messianic figure who Shiites believe was hidden by God 1,140 years ago, leads modern-day Iran.
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Thomas Erdbrink

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