A few years ago I came across a few hand-painted billboards in Visakhapatnam, my hometown. They were about this pastor, Reverend J., who can "bless and heal" people (not for free of course).
This was what the billbords said -
"Blessings from Rev J., the one who successfully condemned 'International Bestseller The Da Vinci ' in AMERICA" ( he meant The Da Vinci Code, the book)
His pedigree caught my interest, primarily because it left me guessing about his intentions.
Successfully condemned? Hmm.. okay, apparently he was expecting defamation charges from Da Vinci .. oops.. Dan Brown, but did not face any.
International Bestseller? Now.. isnt that praise?
AMERICA...bold letters. Didn't he get this one right; Rev. J sure knows what gets him a crowd's attention in India. His Highness should be in marketing.
A few weeks later I found Rev.J blessing me through my TV set and urging me to buy a collection of his songs and prayers. I was pretty sure that they were of his own composition because I was subjected to a sneak preview of the CDs and cassettes.
He looked really well off.. blessed are the blessers, I guess.
(the title of this post is a tweak on one of my favorite lines - Who watches the Watchmen)
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