MUMBAI: Indian astrologers are predicting Barack Obama will win the presidential election by a comfortable margin, but one warned of potentially life-threatening times ahead for the Democratic candidate. “Obama is 100 percent Leo and Leos are not only born leaders but they have a special charm all of their own,” well-known Indian astrologer Bejan Daruwalla told AFP. “John McCain has good points but he’s nowhere in the picture. He’s miles away. The Leo has outshadowed him. He might have been very good in his time but this is not the right time.” Fellow Mumbai astrologer Raj Kumar Sharma also forecast a clear Obama victory in the November 4 vote - mirroring the latest opinion poll data that suggests the 47-year-old
Illinois senator is out in front. “The circumstances and conjunction of stars are very clearly indicating that John McCain is going to lose this election and Barack Obama is going to win, at least by 10 percent,” he said. But he said he was worried about the weak sun moving into Obama’s chart from April 2010 to January 2011. “The month from April 5, 2010 to May 16, 2010 is very dangerous for him. I really pray that everything should be all right,” he said. To counteract the weak sun, Obama should wear a ruby, he said. Indian Obama fans sent him a small statue of the revered Hindu monkey god Hanuman earlier this year, after hearing he carries a good luck monkey charm with him at all times. Hanuman is said to protect from evil spirits and curses. “ is now ready for a change because is entering into the age of Aquarius, which means liberal thinking and tolerance. Therefore I think that Obama is the right person in the right place and at the right time,” he said. afp
