India, May 12 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has appointed his personal astrologer, Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel, as Officer on Special Duty (Political) in the Chief Minister's Office, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Vettrivel had drawn public attention after reportedly predicting years ago that Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), would secure a "tsunami victory" in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections - a forecast that ultimately proved accurate.

Vijay and TVK swept the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, unseating the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and bringing an end to the decades-long alternation of power between the DMK and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

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