Oy. As if Senator Obama’s team doesn’t already have a full time job swatting down rumors that he’s a double secret Muslim, over in India the Hindus are trying to help out Obama’s campaign. They are doing so by praying for him and sending a gift half way around the world.
NEW DELHI: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can now expect help from an unexpected quarter — Lord Hanuman.
All-India Congress Committee member Brij Mohan Bhama has organised a 11-day religious ceremony at Karol Bagh here for his success in the U.S. elections.
The idea of sending an idol of Hanuman dawned on him after friends in the United States mentioned a “prominent American politician who carried a miniature Hanuman idol in his pocket for luck,” Mr. Bhama said speaking on the first day of the ceremony on Tuesday.
The idol in question is 21 inches long, weighs 15 kilograms (more than thirty pounds) and is made of gold plated brass. The statue will go through an eleven day series of ceremonies and isolation in a temple before being sent to Obama in time for the Democratic Convention.
It’s a nice touch – a thoughtful gift and it seems to come from a genuine desire for Obama to do well. However, it may just be a wee bit naive in terms of political reality. I simply can’t wait to see what the Right wing pundits will make of this when it arrives.