Th Daily Mail newspaper has revealed the story of how an Indian mystic predicted Margaret Thatcher's rise to Prime Minister and that she would hold that position for 11 years :
By Tom Kelly and Sanjay Jha.
With a strong will and no-nonsense approach to politics, Margaret Thatcher kept a grip on Downing Street for 11 years.
But while aides quickly learned her preference for clear and down-to-earth advice, it has been revealed that the Iron Lady also received early guidance from another, far more unlikely, source – an eccentric and controversial Indian mystic.
Self-professed preacher and faith healer Sri Chandraswamy sat barefoot in the lotus position in Mrs Thatcher’s Commons office during a secret meeting soon after she became leader of the Tory Opposition in 1975.
And the future prime minister was so impressed with his apparent powers that she agreed to his request to wear a special red dress and a battered talisman around her wrist to a second meeting.
Read the full story at the Mail On Line here
By Tom Kelly and Sanjay Jha.
With a strong will and no-nonsense approach to politics, Margaret Thatcher kept a grip on Downing Street for 11 years.
But while aides quickly learned her preference for clear and down-to-earth advice, it has been revealed that the Iron Lady also received early guidance from another, far more unlikely, source – an eccentric and controversial Indian mystic.
Self-professed preacher and faith healer Sri Chandraswamy sat barefoot in the lotus position in Mrs Thatcher’s Commons office during a secret meeting soon after she became leader of the Tory Opposition in 1975.
And the future prime minister was so impressed with his apparent powers that she agreed to his request to wear a special red dress and a battered talisman around her wrist to a second meeting.
Read the full story at the Mail On Line here
