Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.1/ Trend F.Eminli/
Davood Ahmadinejad, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's brother, has said that Saeed Jalili is on the same track with president Ahmadinejad, so everyone should be on the alert, the Mehr News Agency reported.
All the people should make effort to support Mr. Velayati in the presidential race, he said.
Velayati served as Iran's Foreign Minister for 16 years during Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's (1981-1989) and that of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989-1997). He is now Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei's advisor.
Davood Ahmadinejad withdrew from the presidential candidacy before being vetted by the Guardian Council.
"I withdrew in favor of unifying revolutionary candidates, but some rumors were spread about my withdrawal in favor of Mr. Jalili", Davood Ahmadinejad added.
Supreme National Security Council secretary Saeed Jalili, former Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Velayati, lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, President of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, former First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi are competing in the presidential race.
Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013.
The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term.