"The Basij, like its founder (late Imam Khomeini), should be the standard-bearer of moderation in cultural and social affairs," Rafsanjani said in a letter released on Friday on the anniversary of the establishment of the Basij organization in 1979 on the order of Imam Khomeini.
As a great national asset the Basij should not carry out extremist actions under the influence of "political brouhahas" and should not be "polluted" by the political groups that are trying to take advantage of the Basij to achieve their political goals, he noted.
Rafsanjani added this people-based organization should only try to serve the interests of Islam, Iran, and the Islamic system and fight against those who are acting against Iran and Islam.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Rafsanjani praised the role of Basijis in defending the country during the imposed war (1980-88 Iran-Iraq war) and supporting the Islamic system and government since the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
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