TEHRAN , Iran ( CNN ) -- Iran 's controversial president defended his government 's relationship with the country 's supreme leader on Friday , disputing charges of a political rift . Iranian government said Ahmadinejad won two-thirds of the vote in the June 12 vote . President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , speaking to a gathering in Mashad in northern Iran , rejected claims by people who have attempted to cast the relationship between his government and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei `` as tainted , '' according to Iran 's Islamic Republic News Agency . `` They are ignorant of the fact that our relationship with the respected leader is far above the framework of politics and administration and is based on love and faith , and resembles the relationship between father and son , '' Ahmadinejad said . `` The efforts of ill wishers to insinuate such doubts is fruitless , and they will surely take such wishes to their graves . This road is blocked to the devils . '' Differences between high-ranking Iranian officials over the controversial June presidential elections have stoked talk of a rift in the government and the Shiite religious hierarchy that rules the country . In addition , Ahmadinejad has been criticized lately by conservatives and opposition politicians for appointing a controversial politician , Esfandyar Rahim Mashaie , to the post of first vice president . Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered Ahmadinejad to nullify Mashaie 's appointment , and Mashaie announced he would resign from the position . Ahmadinejad then appointed Mashaie presidential adviser and head of his bureau . Mashaie made enemies among Iran 's fundamentalists when he reportedly said last year that the Iranian people are friends with all people , including Israelis . He was also criticized for attending a ceremony in Turkey where women danced on stage . In Iran , women are forbidden to dance in public and Iranian officials are expected to leave when such entertainment is provided for them while they are visiting abroad . Mashaie 's daughter is married to Ahmadinejad 's son . He is among the president 's closest confidants and Ahmadinejad has defended Mashaie despite the criticism . The latest criticism of Ahmadinejad came during Friday prayers . Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati , the head of Iran 's Guardian Council , criticized the move to make Mashaie a vice president and Ahmadinejad 's firing of Cabinet members . Ahmadinejad is scheduled to be officially approved on Monday by the supreme leader and inaugurated Wednesday before the nation 's parliament . Many Iranians believe Ahmadinejad 's victory in the June elections was rigged , and the result prompted angry protests . People took to the streets Thursday to mourn the death during street demonstrations last month of Neda Agha-Soltan , who has emerged as a symbol of the post-election ferment . Agha-Soltan , 26 , was shot during protests on June 20 . Her last moments were captured on a shaky video , probably shot with a cell phone , that was seen around the world . More than 3,000 people came to a Tehran cemetery to mourn on the 40th day after her death -- a custom in Shiite Islam . Clashes broke out there and at other locations between police and demonstrators or mourners . One clash occurred at the Grand Mosalla -- a mosque under construction in Tehran . Press TV said that at least 50 Iranians were arrested when thousands of people gathered in Tehran , but most were released a short time later , a senior police official said . Mir Hossein Moussavi , the main opposition leader during the election , attempted to go to the gravesite but was turned away by security forces . On Friday , a Moussavi video surfaced on a Facebook site . In it , he defended the opposition movement and stressed the message that Iranians must return to the principles and ideals of the Islamic revolution in 1979 . And he also made similar points in remarks published by the Iranian Labour News Agency on July 27 .
Iranian President Abbas Ahmadinejad expressed rift with his leader . Ahmadinejad said people are ` ` ignorant '' about their relationship . He is expected to be inaugurated Wednesday before the nation 's parliament .