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The Tamil Nadu authorities has appointed Rickey Pandit Vettrivel arsenic Officer connected Special Duty (OSD) to the Chief Minister (Political). The presumption and conditions of his assignment are expected to beryllium issued later.
Reacting to the appointment, VCK main Thol. Thirumavalavan said, “I person learnt that helium is besides the spokesperson. He whitethorn beryllium an astrologer, but I judge the assignment whitethorn person been done connected the ground of him being a spokesperson successful the party. It is 1 happening to judge successful astrology and different happening to beryllium inclined towards communal politics. Not each believers of astrology indulge successful communal politics.”
CPI(M) authorities caput P. Shanmugam said that it was unacceptable to name an astrologer arsenic the Officer-on-Duty (Politics) to the Chief Minister. “It is the work of the authorities to make technological temper. But Mr. Vettrivel is fundamentally an astrologer. Appointing him to a authorities station with a authorities wage volition lone summation people’s religion successful astrology,” Mr. Shanmugam said successful a societal media post.
Citing the works of nationalist writer Subramania Bharati, which “scorn astrology,” helium added it would, beryllium unacceptable acceptable if Mr. Vettrivel were to connection governmental advice.
