Nowhere in the world does political idolatry reach the bizarre levels that it does in India.
Man In India Crucifies Himself To Show Loyalty To Ex-Chief Minister
By
Michael Avery in
Bizarre
On 4th October 2016
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Besotted followers often build temples for their favorite politicians. For some strange reason, these modern-day deities are usually plump actresses past their sell-by date.
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A recent case, a twist on this set formula, saw a gentleman by the name of Shihan Hussaini getting himself nailed to a cross, in order to show his loyalty to an ex-chief minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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The ex-CM, Jayalalitha, too was an actress of some note in her heyday. She later carved a successful career as a politician.
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Of late, though, her political fortunes have taken a nosedive. Apparently, this was the devoted follower's way of paying obeisance to his mistress on her 67th birthday. The poor guy passed out when the nails were being removed.
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He later said, "More than hitting the nails on the hands and legs, taking them out was extremely painful."
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We fail to understand the significance of such a gimmick and continue to worry about the state of the future humanity is headed at.
