The fraud of Nadi Jothisham...

When I was contacted by an arranger for a program on our movement by a journalist, I chose Tamilnadu for two important reasons. One was that the movement there must get due publicity and the other was that reading one’s prewritten palm leaves by the astrologers was supposed to very, very accurate according to many glowing reports on the net. I had visited one such a few years back and had exposed him but this time was an opportunity to do more, this time with prior preparation. The added attraction was that the sequence would be shot in high definition and expenses to be taken care of the by the company.

On the 8th June we went to a place sorry the place for Nadi jotidam- the Vaitheeswarn Kovil at Chidambaram about 250 kms from Chennai. Our team consisted of Gareth the producer, Brendon his son, Gurmith the photographer, Savitri Choudahry the arranger, Dr.Ganesh and I. We had cooked up a story for the astrologers- that Gareth was a wealthy textile tycoon and Savitri was his guide for all India, Ganesh for Tamilnadu and I for Karnataka. We were appropriately dressed for the occasion with large vermillion mark on the forehead and me in a long Khadi jiiba to hide my physique which would have made them suspicious of my claim to a poor retired laboratory technician now working as a tourist guide. (more…)