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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Indian astrologer predicts own death, draws crowds
2005-10-21
BHOPAL, India - Hundreds of Indians flocked to a village in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday to see if an astrologer who forecast his own death would die as predicted. Kunjilal Malviya, 75, who lives in Sehara village, about 200 km (125 miles) south of state capital Bhopal, was meditating in his house after announcing he would die on Thursday.
"After careful consideration, I'm predicting that I'm going to kick the bucket on Thursday."
"Which Thursday?"
"Hey, what do you care?"
His family fears his forecast will come true. “We are afraid of his prediction coming true because all his predictions till date have been correct,” his son Anirudh said by phone. “My father had predicted the death of my grandfather 15 years ago and it came true exactly like he calculated.”
"Gramps keeled over right after drinking that cup of tea Dad gave him! It was just as Dad predicted!"
Television footage showed relatives and friends seated around Malviya, singing religious songs and reading Hindu texts.

Policemen have been posted near his house to prevent the astrologer from killing himself, authorities said.
Wouldn't that be considered interfering with the prophecy?
Posted by:Steve White

#8  "Gramps keeled over right after drinking that cup of tea Dad gave him! It was just as Dad predicted!"

:)
Posted by: muck4doo   2005-10-21 10:26  

#7  Shouldn't that be the cue for the mob to tear him to pieces?
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-10-21 09:12  

#6  Shouldn't that be the cue for the mob to tear him to pieces?
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-10-21 09:12  

#5  No he didn't

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4361222.stm
Posted by: sludge   2005-10-21 09:03  

#4  Hey, the day ain't over yet!
Posted by: Steve White   2005-10-21 08:49  

#3  Well, did he?
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2005-10-21 08:44  

#2  :>
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-21 07:55  

#1  Does India have the right to private prophecy?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-10-21 04:27  

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