Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Fortune Teller Predicts Winner, Gets Arrested For Illegal Captivity Of Parrot
In the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, Selvaraj, based on the card his bird picked predicted that PMK candidate Thankar Bachan would be the winner. 81-year-old fortune teller Selvaraj was taken into custody on Tuesday. His parakeet was also confiscated by the authorities.
Fortune tellers with parrots reading tarot cards is a sight that is still very common in India. Like palmists, astrologers, and other fortune tellers, they claim to predict the future, based on the card their bird picks.
But unfortunately, a fortune teller from Tamil Nadu landed in trouble for his Lok Sabha election prediction.
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Parakeet predicts winner in Cuddalore seat
81-year-old fortune teller Selvaraj was taken into custody on Tuesday and his parakeet was also confiscated by the authorities after his prediction did not go down well.
In the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, Selvaraj, based on the card his bird picked predicted that PMK candidate Thankar Bachan would be the winner.
Bachan had consulted Selvaraj during his recent visit to the Azhagu Muthu Ayyanar temple at Thennampakkam near Cuddalore.
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Why PMK candidate will be the winner
Selvaraj's parakeet came out of its cage and picked up a card with an image of the presiding deity, Azhagu Muthu Ayyanar, which the fortune teller said was a good omen.
According to Selvaraj, it was a definite sign of Bachan's victory in the polls.
Trouble for fortune teller
While the parakeet's prediction could have been a huge morale booster for Bachan, things took an unexpected turn for Selvaraj after the PMK leader posted the video of the incident on his social media.
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And before he knew it, Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials came looking for him. Selvaraj was arrested for keeping the bird in captivity.
Parakeets are protected under WPA 1972
According to the Forest Department officials, parakeets are protected under Section IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and capturing, keeping, or selling them is a punishable offence.
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While Selvaraj was later released, considering his age, his parakeet remains with the Forest Department.
The PMK, however, hit out at the DMK government over the arrest of Selvaraj, terming its actions as fascist.
Cuddalore, like all other Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, will vote in the first phase of the general elections on April 19.
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