TEHRAN — A member of the central council of the Association of Loyalists to the Islamic Revolution, a conservative party, has said that slandering political groups and accusing them of being foreign agents prevents unity in the society.

Using smear tactics and accusing those who once held key posts in the establishment of conspiracy, simply because they think differently, is a mistake and not acceptable, Mohammad-Mahdi Abdkhodaei told the Mehr News Agency on Saturday.
Trying to eliminate political rivals from the political scene through insult can’t be acceptable under any justification, Abdkhodaei, the member of the conservative group, noted.
“In Britain and France advocates of different political parties and groups could come into the streets to demonstrate and express their disagreements over state matters.
“In those countries nobody accuses them of being against the system and establishment.
“On the contrary, in Iran disputes among political parties and their supporters have led into severe clashes among those groups,” Abdkhodaei stated.
Abdkhodaei slammed performance of political parties in the post-presidential election dispute, saying “After the election actions by none of the parties were in compliance with the democratic ideals.”
In such an environment where political groups are clashing with one another, any efforts to bring unity to the society would definitely fail, Abdkhodaei noted.
Unity in the society and among political parties requires avoiding hostile and unfriendly behaviors towards rivals, he noted.
He also stated that it is impossible to make all political parties think alike, and the fact that political parties having differences of opinion is something normal.
“Political parties must learn to resolve their disputes peacefully and reasonably,” Abdkhodaei suggested.
Meanwhile, the secretary general of Followers of the Imam and Leadership Front on Saturday described the 10th presidential election as “a serious test” for political factions.
Addressing a conference in Mashhad, Habibollah Asgaroladi stated that unfortunately some failed the test by forgetting the moral and revolutionary values and caused disturbance in the society