Chennai: The most popular fortune teller in the city who was believed
to be earning several lakh rupees every month has suddenly run out of
business. Narayanan, an astrologer who also dabbled in numerology, had
several high-profile clients, including top film stars and politicians.
What was once a thriving business for Narayanan has suddenly run dry.
This, it is said, is solely because of a certain statement he made last
week. The astrologer had predicted a landslide win for Congress in the
2014 general election. Soon after he made this statement, his daily
client count took a nosedive. Today, a week after he made the
prediction, almost no one visits him. Experts attribute this sudden
reversal in the fortunes of the fortune teller to a ‘credibility
crisis’.
This is what one of his erstwhile clients had to say about the incident: “By making an inconceivably ridiculous prediction that is so obviously wrong, he has done great damage to his reputation. Even a two-year-old knows what the fate of the Congress party would be in 2014.”
“This is ridiculous. Any person with an IQ greater than 30 would know what will happen to the Congress in 2014. Just this statement is enough to infer that he is a phoney,” said another of his customers who recently deserted him.
In another interesting development, questions on the electoral prospects of the Congress party in 2014 are being included in many aptitude tests conducted in the country for admission to different programmes and jobs as a test of one’s common sense. “With unprecedented levels of corruption, inflation and slowing economy coupled with irresponsible ministers making callous statements justifying price rise or mocking people’s memory of scams, the only obvious thing in today’s unpredictable world is the fate of Congress in 2014. If a person is unable to grasp this truism, it is easy for the examiners to judge his cognitive abilities. This is probably the simplest way of eliminating people in an aptitude test,” said an examiner who is involved in the preparation of a testing module for a national-level entrance test.
Pediatricians too are administering a certain test on babies only a few months old to detect impaired development at an early stage. Dr Sandeep Agarwal, a child specialist based in Delhi, when asked about the test said: “In this new test, six-month-old babies are asked about the electoral prospects of the Congress in 2014. Any baby with a normal mental growth would sneer meaningfully when asked about the Congress’ prospects. If we note some ambivalence in the baby, such as looking at its rattle or feigning interest in the family dog, there is a high probability that the baby needs help. This is an early detection system that has been indigenously developed and it has been quite effective so far. At least 250 babies with impaired intellectual skills have been identified out of more than 20,000 who were examined”.
Jest Kidding has learnt that the Election Commission of India has sent a letter to the Congress party seeking its response on whether the party really wants to contest in 2014. “If you decide to take the prudent step of not fielding any candidate in the next general election, the EC might explore ingenious options like smooth transfer of power, without elections, to a coalition of non-Congress parties if they are able to arrive at a seat sharing agreement on their own. This would obviate the need for elections in 2014 thus saving crores of rupees. Though several thousand crores of rupees would still be involved due to horse-trading, if parties were to arrive at a seat sharing agreement, that would be black money belonging to parties and not the money of taxpayers that would have to be spent if elections were held. We sincerely hope that better sense will prevail and that you will take the pragmatic step of not contesting,” the letter reads.
Link: http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=423787&catid=39
This is what one of his erstwhile clients had to say about the incident: “By making an inconceivably ridiculous prediction that is so obviously wrong, he has done great damage to his reputation. Even a two-year-old knows what the fate of the Congress party would be in 2014.”
“This is ridiculous. Any person with an IQ greater than 30 would know what will happen to the Congress in 2014. Just this statement is enough to infer that he is a phoney,” said another of his customers who recently deserted him.
In another interesting development, questions on the electoral prospects of the Congress party in 2014 are being included in many aptitude tests conducted in the country for admission to different programmes and jobs as a test of one’s common sense. “With unprecedented levels of corruption, inflation and slowing economy coupled with irresponsible ministers making callous statements justifying price rise or mocking people’s memory of scams, the only obvious thing in today’s unpredictable world is the fate of Congress in 2014. If a person is unable to grasp this truism, it is easy for the examiners to judge his cognitive abilities. This is probably the simplest way of eliminating people in an aptitude test,” said an examiner who is involved in the preparation of a testing module for a national-level entrance test.
Pediatricians too are administering a certain test on babies only a few months old to detect impaired development at an early stage. Dr Sandeep Agarwal, a child specialist based in Delhi, when asked about the test said: “In this new test, six-month-old babies are asked about the electoral prospects of the Congress in 2014. Any baby with a normal mental growth would sneer meaningfully when asked about the Congress’ prospects. If we note some ambivalence in the baby, such as looking at its rattle or feigning interest in the family dog, there is a high probability that the baby needs help. This is an early detection system that has been indigenously developed and it has been quite effective so far. At least 250 babies with impaired intellectual skills have been identified out of more than 20,000 who were examined”.
Jest Kidding has learnt that the Election Commission of India has sent a letter to the Congress party seeking its response on whether the party really wants to contest in 2014. “If you decide to take the prudent step of not fielding any candidate in the next general election, the EC might explore ingenious options like smooth transfer of power, without elections, to a coalition of non-Congress parties if they are able to arrive at a seat sharing agreement on their own. This would obviate the need for elections in 2014 thus saving crores of rupees. Though several thousand crores of rupees would still be involved due to horse-trading, if parties were to arrive at a seat sharing agreement, that would be black money belonging to parties and not the money of taxpayers that would have to be spent if elections were held. We sincerely hope that better sense will prevail and that you will take the pragmatic step of not contesting,” the letter reads.
Link: http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=423787&catid=39
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