Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, a seasoned Iranian writer, has signed a petition addressed to the UN secretary general, officially joining a campaign launched in the aftermath of the Mina tragedy.

The veteran writer said, �It takes responsible people to take care of important issues. The failure of the Saudi government in managing the Hajj in Mina has raised tough questions. I hope, those responsible can offer a clear response on how this incident took place.�

Dowlatabadi is not the only famous figure to appeal to the public to join the protest campaign. Earlier, a number of actors, including Parviz Parastoui, Reza Kianian, Rambod Javan, Mohammad Bohrani as well as Ahmad Reza Darvish [a director] and Adel Ferdowsipour [a TV sports show host] had called on people to join the campaign.

By IFP