00:00Breaking news coming in, big decision that has now been taken by Vijay where his astrologer's appointment has been revoked
00:06after how it was objected upon.
00:11Vicky Radhan Pandit Vetrivel's appointment as OSD to Chief Minister Vijay has now been revoked.
00:18This is a big decision that has been taken after the DMDK created an obstruction and objected to the CM's
00:26decision to appoint his astrologer in government office.
00:30Vijay who also said on the floor of the house just a short while ago in Tamil Nadu Assembly that
00:36he will reconsider that decision.
00:38And now this is just coming in of how the astrologer's appointment has been revoked by Vijay.
00:45Rikki Radhan Pandit whose appointment as OSD to CM Vijay has been revoked.
00:50Let me take this to Anugha joining us on the broadcast.
00:52Anugha, the news break first in India today of how the astrologer's appointment has been revoked.
00:58Vijay taking into consideration the objection that was raised.
01:05That's right. In fact, shortly after the assembly proceedings, this order copy that India today has been able to access
01:11says that Rikki Radhan Pandit Vetrivel,
01:14who has formally been appointed as the OSD to Chief Minister, that order copy has been revoked.
01:19In fact, on the floor of the house, there was a lot of controversy that had snowballed with the DMDK's
01:26Chief Premalata Vijay Khan also picking up this issue.
01:29And she was also backed by other ally parties like the VCK, the IUML and a lot of the opposition
01:36parties who were siding with DMK.
01:37They had all unanimously called for a scientific approach and not really back concepts like astrology and back concepts like
01:44superstition.
01:45And therefore, Vijay had also said on the floor of the assembly that he will consider this.
01:49After hearing the opinion of Premalata, Chief Mr. Vijay said that he will reconsider that move.
01:54And as soon as the assembly session concluded, an order copy was passed revoking the appointment of astrologer Rikki Radhan
02:02Pandit Vetrivel as the OSD to Vijay.
02:04Remember, even if you take a look at his track record, you can hear things that he has said, extremely
02:08questionable things like chant mantras and cure heart attack.
02:12Chant mantras and avert diseases and even death.
02:15That's the kind of track record that he holds.
02:17It's a good move on the Tamil Nadu government to have withdrawn this after sufficient backlash that they faced.
02:23They've immediately taken action on this and have revoked the appointment of Rikki Radhan Pandit Vetrivel as the OSD.
02:30Absolutely, Anaka.
02:31And let's not forget, this was rather an emotional one for Vijay who had his trust placed in the astrologer.
02:39We all understand how Vijay has really moved very carefully through the Tamil Nadu elections and emerged victorious.
02:47And this was not an easy victory to achieve in his debut.
02:50But he really took every step very carefully and astrology is something that he believes in very strongly.
02:57So, not an easy decision that Vijay may have taken for him especially personally.
03:02But on the official front, yes, a good message that he puts out.
03:08Anaka.
03:13Well, in fact, you're right.
03:15In fact, the astrologer has been in touch with Vijay for a long time.
03:20He has been an astrologer to Vijay on a personal level.
03:23In fact, a lot of opposition leaders also stated that it's okay to believe in astrology.
03:27But on a personal level, he shouldn't really be on a government payroll.
03:31He shouldn't be a government officer.
03:33That is a move that was questioned by the opposition leaders.
03:36And now, they have been successful in ensuring that the government revokes this order.
03:41The order was passed 24 hours back.
03:44And today, after facing a lot of backlash, Vijay has decided to revoke that order of appointing the astrologer as
03:51the OSD.
03:51In fact, the justification that was given by TVK as to why they appointed is that just don't look at
03:57him from the lens of an astrologer.
03:58He's also our media person.
04:00And that's why we've given him this role was the explanation that was given by TVK.
04:04But the Chief Minister has certainly done the right thing by taking the opinions of opposition parties and a lot
04:10of people in his approach as well.
04:12As soon as he faced backlash, he decided to revoke that order.
04:17Actually, in the kind of criticism that came in from Vijay's rivals who also went on to say that why
04:23should public funds be used to pay for your astrologer's salary?
04:27And that was certainly a point that was taken into consideration.
04:30Like we are saying, Anagha, not an easy decision for Vijay to take.
04:33But the fact that he is making his debut not just in politics but is Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
04:43And it was important that he puts out the right message.
04:46Ricky Radhan's appointment that has now been revoked.
04:49And are we seeing that controversy settle now, which had been gaining momentum especially since the last two days?
05:01Certainly, now that the order has been revoked, the controversy will die down.
05:05The opposition party leaders raised it on the floor of the House.
05:08And now that Vijay has listened to them and revoked the order, the controversy will certainly die down very soon.
05:16Also, good move by the current government in taking into account what was said in the Assembly and revoking that
05:22order.
05:22Because at the end of the day, he is an astrologer who will be on government's payroll, which is a
05:28questionable move indeed.
05:29And the opposition leaders have stated that you can have him in your personal capacity.
05:33But having him on government's payroll, giving him an officer's post is unwarranted and unnecessary.
05:39Raised a lot of questions about the astrologer's credibility, what background does he hold and things like that.
05:44Even if you do take a look at his previous videos, you can listen to him say things like,
05:49you can cure heart attack using mantras and extremely superstitious, baseless, unscientific, things like that.
05:55And therefore, Vijay, after facing enough backlash, has decided to revoke that order.
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