I think he was well aware of the effect his death would have and that’s why he refused to move to a more secure location.

I think the quotes revealed by the Indian delegation of Ali Khamenei’s office did a lot to ingratiate him after death.

It’s hard not to respect a man who was told to move and espined with “I’ll move to saftey when you can move the entire population to safety.” and, “I’ll hide in a bunker as soon as you can ensure the entire population can hide in a bunker.”

Speeches and quotes of his and from his work have flooded the Shia side of the internet. Many have become more mournful months after his death, as if they came to know the man post mortem.

I guess the winds of history were able to remove all the rubbish piled onto his image in life.