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NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu main curate C Joseph Vijay is facing mounting disapproval from allies and governmental leaders aft appointing his astrologer, Ricky Radhan Pandit, arsenic an Officer connected Special Duty (OSD) and governmental helping caput successful the main minister’s office.
The appointment, made soon aft the TVK authorities assumed office, has triggered objections implicit secularism, technological temper and the relation of astrology successful governance.Congress, CPI(M) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leaders publically questioned the decision, urging Vijay to reconsider the move.Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil criticised the assignment successful a station connected X, saying: “Beats me. Why would an astrologer necessitate an OSD presumption ?? Can immoderate 1 explain.”
CPI(M) authorities caput P Shanmugam said the determination contradicted the government’s work to beforehand rational thinking.“It is the government's work to foster a technological outlook. Ricky Radhan Pandit, who has been appointed contiguous arsenic the governmental helping caput of the Chief Minister, is fundamentally an astrologer. Appointing specified a idiosyncratic arsenic an authoritative astatine authorities disbursal volition lone service to summation religion successful astrology among the people," the MP wrote successful his post.
“This assignment by the authorities is unacceptable! It is besides unacceptable that this idiosyncratic volition supply governmental advice,” helium added.VCK wide caput D Ravikumar besides objected to the assignment arsenic helium said, “This is unacceptable successful a secular government. The Honourable Chief Minister should reconsider this.”
Congress MP from Karur, Jothimani, said the assignment risked undermining the ideological foundations that the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) claims to uphold.“The Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. C. Joseph Vijay, should reconsider the assignment of his idiosyncratic astrologer arsenic the Special Officer to the Chief Minister, a determination made by the TVK government, which holds Periyar arsenic its ideological leader. It would beryllium prudent for the caller authorities to debar becoming embroiled successful specified controversies instantly aft assuming office,” she said.
Vijay's appointed astrologer had predicted his triumph a twelvemonth ago. Rickey Radhan Pandit is wide known successful governmental circles arsenic an astrologer associated with Vijay and has reportedly been seen alongside the actor-turned-politician during cardinal governmental and idiosyncratic events successful caller years. The contention comes astatine a delicate clip for Vijay, whose recently formed authorities has projected itself arsenic being rooted successful societal justness and rationalist principles associated with Dravidian politics.
