Irakli Alasania: public reaction shows the Patriarchate is stronger than its enemies

October 21, 2009 by georgiamedia

Irakli Alasania, credit: georgiamediacentre.com Irakli Alasania (pictured) has described as "unacceptable" the online videos attacking the Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, distributed by Tea Tutberidze of the pro-regime Liberty Institute.

He said that the popular support for the Patriarch was such that the campaign would be unable to "stain" Ilia II's reputation, reports InterPressNews.

The leader of Our Georgia Free Democrats added:

"We have seen reaction of the society on this campaign and it shows how people love patriarch in our country."

Earlier today the president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was forced to issue a statement denouncing the actions of the Liberty Institute, despite Tea Tutberidze's attempt to use the videos to bolster the president and his policies.

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