A famous political fortune teller has refused to comment on an odd incident where two crows killed and ate a pigeon at Government House. The astrologer said a government official had asked him to remain silent.
Crows killing pigeons appears quite typical in the food chain. But when this happened at Thailand’s Government House, the Thai media perceived it as a sign of bad luck. On 19 February, two crows pecked a pigeon to death in front of a spirit shrine at Government House.
A day later, the media asked Boonlert Pairin, a famous political astrologer, to interpret the event but he refused to answer, saying that a government official had asked him to stop predicting Thai politics, especially the fortunes of the government and the Prime Minister.
The senator-turn-astrologer added that he also wants to have a short break as he had recently predicted the fortune of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha through various media. Boonlert is also a former Democrat MP.
Last week, Boonlert forecast that the junta would face a dangerous fate in April after a police officer accidentally broke a lotus basin at the Government House. Prayut had purchased the pot himself after a Chinese fortune teller said that it would help to strengthen his fortune.
Boonlert Pairin
Two crows eat the poor pigoen (Photo from 
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