Astrologer Radhan Pandit, who predicted Joseph Vijay’s “tsunami victory” months before the Tamil Nadu election results, is now at the centre of political conversations in the state. But this story goes beyond one prediction. From Jayalalithaa’s reported consultations with astrologers to election rituals, auspicious timings, and numerology, Tamil Nadu politics has long shared a fascinating relationship with astrology — despite its strong rationalist roots.