NEW DELHI: A day after drawing flak from the opposition, Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Wednesday revoked the appointment of his astrologer Radhan Pandit as his officer on particular responsibility.Moments after the ground take a look at, the federal government launched a round which stated, “The orders issued concerning the appointment of Thiru. Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as Officer on Particular Obligation (OSD) to chief minister (Political) vide within the reference 2nd cited is hereby revoked.”
This comes after a number of events objected to Vijay’s resolution, claiming that private beliefs mustn’t form governance.Earlier on Tuesday, Vijay appointed his shut aide, astrologer and occasion spokesperson Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel, as Officer on Particular Obligation (Political) to the chief minister.The appointment was formally confirmed by way of a authorities order issued on Tuesday by the principal secretary to the federal government.A authorities round stated that Vettrivel will perform because the political aide to chief minister Vijay and help in issues regarding political coordination and advisory features inside the Chief Minister’s Workplace.Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel is extensively recognized in political and media circles as an astrologer who shares an in depth affiliation with CM Vijay.Over the previous few years, he has emerged as a visual determine across the actor-turned-politician throughout main political and private occasions.Following the launch of TVK, he was later appointed as one of many official spokespersons of the occasion and have become actively concerned in defending and articulating the occasion’s positions in tv debates and public platforms.Vettrivel is taken into account a part of Vijay’s trusted inside circle and has performed a job in political communication and coordination because the formation of the occasion.







