Last Updated:March 02, 2026, 13:19 IST Shia Muslims across India mourned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death in the US-Israel airstrike, holding protests and prayer meetings in Lucknow, Delhi, Kashmir, Alipur and other areas A protest rally was also held in Hyderabad to condemn the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (PTI) Shia Muslims across India held protests, prayer meetings and mourning processions after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israel airstrike in Tehran on Saturday, February 28. Demonstrations were reported from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, with mourners condemning the attack and expressing solidarity with Iran. In Lucknow, members of the Shia community gathered at the Chhota Imambara to pay tribute to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad said the people of Iran would “never surrender”, and predicted defeat for Israel and the United States. Students at Aligarh Muslim University organised a candle march and funeral prayers. Maulana Bahlol Raza said the protest was meant to send a message that voices …