Srinagar, July 13 -- Srinagar MP and senior National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has responded sharply to former minister and Shia leader Imran Ansari's call for nominating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei for the Nobel Peace Prize.

"The same Jurisprudential Authority, Ayatullah Khamenei, has issued a decree (fatwa) that it is forbidden (Haram) to insult Khulafa Rashideen or Sacred Tenets or Sanctities of Ahl al-Sunnah. If you are so much inspired by his leadership, stop doing what is forbidden. And stop using religion for your personal benefit," Ruhullah responded to Ansari's post seeking a Nobel Prize nomination for Khamenei

Ansari had earlier taken to social media to endorse Khamenei's nomination, citin...