The first move of the new Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam was to arrest Amma’s numerologist, upon whose advice the Tamil Nadu ex-chief minister had added a second ‘a’ at the end of her name and removed the dot from the initial ‘J’ in the year 2001. This, the numerologist had then assured Amma, would remove all irritants and keep her in power for the rest of her life.

“We blame this guy even more than Dr Subramanian Swamy for the misfortune that has befallen our beloved Amma,” a disconsolate Panneerselvam said. “The fool had assured Amma that after changing her name, only good things would happen. Because of that only we were so confident that the Trial Court judge would not only acquit Amma but also apologize and prostate before her. In fact, after the verdict, Amma was planning to return to Chennai via Ooty after relaxing there for some time but all that got derailed.”"

O Pannerselvam added that he initially thought the day he took over as CM was the worst day of his life but he was mistaken. “Barely had I recovered from that trauma that the following day, Amma flatly refused to meet me when I sought her blessings to begin my innings. What have I done to see such dark days,” he said, sobbing uncontrollably.

Not taking any chances, the O Panneerselvam regime has also decided to rename kadai paneer, paneer soda, and paneer butter masala after Amma. “Panneer sir wants to maintain as low a profile as possible. He therefore feels these eponymous items of consumption could unnecessarily draw attention to him and earn Amma’s wrath, getting him into even more trouble than he already is in,” a teary eyed Panneerselvam aide, Arumugam, disclosed.

(Reported by Pandu Ranga Reddy Kallem)