As Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha turns increasingly towards advice of the stars to tide over political and judicial troubles, Kerala's astrologers are fighting over what the stars have in store for her. The fight is between Parappanangandi Unnikrishnan, Jayalalitha's most trusted astrologer based at Tirur in the central Kerala district of Malappuram, and Sundara Vadivel Swami of the southern district of Idukki. According to Unnikrishnan, Jayalalitha's present problems with the Supreme Court and the threat of losing chief ministership are on account of a 'bad gaze' from Saturn. He is of the view that this 'gaze' would end by the end of the year. Unnikrishnan also predicts that Jayalalitha would get back to power early next year, even if she loses it in the near future. Jayalalitha has constantly been in touch with Unnikrishnan and had spoken to him at least twice in the past one week. Swami, states that it is Unnikrishnan's recipe to propitiate the gods that has landed Jayalaitha in the present situation. After her victory in the assembly polls Unnikrishnan had advised Jayalaitha to present an elephant at the Guruvayoor Srikrishna temple and to make other offerings at the Parappanangadi Hanuman temple in Malappuram district and also in the Taliparamba Raja Rajeshwari temple in Kannur district. Jayalalitha had carried out these instructions in June even as Tamil Nadu was in turmoil following the midnight arrest of DMK leader M. Karunanidhi. According to Swami, the important factor that has put Jayalalitha in the present situation is the offering of the elephant at the Guruvayoor temple. Swami says if a ruler presents an elephant, which is considered to be a royal animal, at the gate of a temple it is equivalent to surrendering the crown to the temple. 'Through this act Jayalalitha had got into a contract with the gods to lose her crown. She is bound to lose it in any case.' He has no doubts about this prediction. However, he also says that there are ways for Jayalalitha to win back the pleasure of the gods and regain power. One way is to present 101 cows to the Partha Saarathi temple at Chennai. 'Presenting cows is an action suited to rulers and kings. In ancient times kings, who had lost their kingdoms would make this offering before they embarked on an expedition to regain their power. Jayalalitha can do the same. In the meantime, she should appoint a brahmachari below the age of 40 as chief minister,' Swami said.