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This is funny, but it also has a deeply embarrassing inevitability. India's most powerful Tantrik (black magician) tries to kill Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International live on Indian TV using the “ultimate destruction ceremony”: http://tinyurl.com/2ehs4m

Can you guess what happened next, boys and girls?

"After nearly two hours, the anchor declared the tantrik’s failure. The tantrik, unwilling to admit defeat, tried the excuse that a very strong god whom Sanal might be worshipping obviously protected him. “No, I am an atheist,” said Sanal Edamaruku. Finally, the disgraced tantrik tried to save his face by claiming that there was a never-failing special black magic for ultimate destruction, which could, however, only been done at night. Bad luck again, he did not get away with this, but was challenged to prove his claim this very night in another “breaking news” live program..."

Full kudos to Sanal.

Very good. I'd love to see the video.

themagicwand wrote:Very good. I'd love to see the video.

It kind of reminded me of this in reverse: http://tinyurl.com/cmwzdc

Do you think there was any point during those two hours where Sanal thought "Christ, what if this actually works?!"

Matthius88 wrote:Do you think there was any point during those two hours where Sanal thought "Christ, what if this actually works?!"

I'm guessing not. He seems to have been mildly amused by it all if anything.

Matthius88 wrote:Do you think there was any point during those two hours where Sanal thought "Christ, what if this actually works?!"

Nah. But I bet that several hours in the Tantrik was thinking, ""Christ! I wish this b***** would just drop dead!"

BTW Tantrik - anything to do with Sting and his lurve making techniques? Bet that's a load of twaddle too. Fnar fnar.

themagicwand wrote:BTW Tantrik - anything to do with Sting and his lurve making techniques? Bet that's a load of twaddle too. Fnar fnar.

I suspect it's a bit more sexy than wandering about in a bed sheet brandishing a knife and hoping for a miracle.

Tomo wrote:wandering about in a bed sheet brandishing a knife and hoping for a miracle.

That's a fairly accurate description of my sex life these days.

Tomo wrote:the disgraced tantrik tried to save his face by claiming that there was a never-failing special black magic for ultimate destruction, which could, however, only been done at night.

Yup. It's called a hired goon with a hammer.

I wonder what would have happen if he cheated and DID manage to kill the guy, like he poked him with a poison needle or something and then went onto say that his powers worked.

Would he be wanted for murder? Or praised as a god among men?