Ahmadinejad has just gone to a provincial trip to Yazd Province. This time he was up to a big surprise. Baztab writes,

Because of disarrangement, the number of people who showed up to greet Dr Ahmadinejad was very small. He began his speech while there were only 5,000 people around, in a 20,000-people stadium. Some say this is due to the fact that the stadium is far form the center of the city. According to some other sources, the information was not passed on to the people very well. Also, to reduce costs, only a few number of banners were displayed in the city and the schools were left open. Some of those schools started transferring students to the stadium as soon as they found out what had happened. Yazd was among the three provinces in which Dr Ahmadinejad won his highest votes. President’s trips to Khatam and Bafgh [two small cities in the area] are canceled.

Let’s not ask what sort of “arrangement” is needed when people voluntarily come to hail their leader. Also, let’s not ask what it really means to spend public money on propaganda for the President’s trip. I am not asking why schools should get closed either. However, it is interesting to know that Fars reports that Ahmadinejad did not go to Khatam “because of weather problems”. Fars adds,

After the news was spread in Kahatam [that Ahmadinejad was not coming], a group of 300 people gathered in the main square, besides the provincial building. They started a fire and attacked the building. The Police has made a few arrests and everything is normal in the city.

Sometimes, the IR is just one big silly joke.