Move fuels debate as Tamil Nadu CM reshapes inner circle and cracks down on liquor outlets Last updated: May 12, 2026 | 17:49 Astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel has been appointed Officer on Special Duty (Political) to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. X Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has appointed his close aide and party spokesperson Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as Officer on Special Duty (Political) to the Chief Minister, in one of the most closely watched appointments made by the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government. The appointment, confirmed through an official government order issued on Tuesday, places the astrologer-turned-political aide inside the Chief Minister’s Office as Vijay continues building the administrative and political structure of his new government following the party’s election victory.…