In a move that has stunned political corridors, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has appointed his personal astrologer, Ricky Radhan Pandit Vettrivel, as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD). Once a close aide to Jayalalithaa until a failed prediction regarding her 2014 conviction led to his exile in Singapore- Pandit has staged a massive political comeback. Having aggressively marketed Vijay’s "destiny" through numerology and "political tsunami" horoscopes, he now shifts from decoding stars to steering state policy. While TVK supporters hail him as a visionary, allies and opposition leaders are raising sharp questions over his influence and controversial claims regarding pseudo-science.