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   From: ehw@aol.com   
      
   (NEWSER) – An astrologer who made several predictions that Sri   
   Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena would die has been arrested   
   and released on bail, police said Wednesday, per the AP. Most   
   Sri Lankans follow astrologers' advice, and the suspect, Vijitha   
   Rohana Wijemuni, is a former navy sailor convicted of attempting   
   to assassinate India's then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1987.   
   The Police Media Division says Wijemuni was arrested Tuesday on   
   charges of making false predictions and comments that could   
   mislead the public.   
      
   A Colombo court released him on bail Wednesday. Wijemuni posted   
   several videos on Facebook predicting Sirisena would die of   
   illness or accident before Jan. 27. His predictions raised   
   concerns, and in December, Media Ministry Secretary Nimal Bopage   
   asked police to investigate.   
      
   In the letter sent to the police chief, Bopage said he suspected   
   a possible coup and assassination attempt were behind Wijemuni's   
   sustained campaign on the internet over the last few months.   
   Wijemuni is the only person who has been investigated, though   
   the government didn't say if he was thought to have acted alone.   
      
   He served two and a half years in prison for attacking Gandhi   
   with his rifle as the Indian premier inspected a naval guard of   
   honor in Colombo. After being released from jail, Wijemuni   
   turned to politics and contested parliamentary elections in 2000   
   before becoming an astrologer. Most Sri Lankans follow astrology   
   to identify auspicious times for occasions such as marriage,   
   building houses, and signing important documents.   
      
   http://www.newser.com/story/237718/pro-tip-for-astrologers-dont-   
   predict-your-president-will-die.html   
      
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