- Self-proclaimed godman and fugitive Nithyananda’s “United States of Kailasa” has signed a “cultural partnership” with over 30 American cities.
- Nityananda claims to have set up a country called the “United States of Kailasa” in 2019.
- Nithyananda is wanted in India on several charges of rape and sexual assault. The Kailasa website counts “two billion practising Hindus” among its population.
- The report said that “we are finding out the supreme fake pontiff” has a “long list of cities that he’s duped”.
- Kailasa representatives attended two UN public meetings in Geneva.
Self-proclaimed godman and fugitive Nithyananda’s “United States of Kailasa” has signed a “cultural partnership” with over 30 American cities, a media report has said, days after the city of Newark in the U.S. State of New Jersey said it rescinded a “sister-city” agreement with the fictional country. The sister-city agreement between Newark and the fake “United States of Kailasa” was inked on January 12 this year and the signing ceremony took place at City Hall in Newark. Nityananda claims to have set up a country called the “United States of Kailasa” in 2019.
Nithyananda is wanted in India on several charges of rape and sexual assault – allegations he denies. The Kailasa website counts “two billion practising Hindus” among its population. According to its website, there are over 30 American cities that have signed a cultural partnership with the fake nation of Kailasa. A report in Fox News on Thursday said that “we are finding out the supreme fake pontiff” has a “long list of cities that he’s duped”. It said that it reached out to some of the cities in the U.S. for a reaction on signing an agreement with the fake nation. “And so far, most of the cities have confirmed these proclamations are in fact true,” the report said.
Fox News blamed the cities for not “googling” for information about the fake nation. “If someone wants a proclamation, someone gets a proclamation. They’ll just say you’re an exotic Hindu Island and they’ll name a street after you,” the Fox News anchor said. The report added that it’s not just mayors or city councils but “people running the federal government” who are falling for the fake nation too.
It added that according to the fake guru, two members of the Congress have given Kailasa “special congressional recognition.” One of them is Congresswoman Norma Torres of California, who is on the House Appropriations Committee. “So, the person who decides what we spend our tax dollars on just got duped by an alleged rapist guru with a fake country,” the Fox News anchor said.
Kailasa representatives attended two UN public meetings in Geneva – a general discussion on ‘Equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems’ organised by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on February 22, and the general discussion on the ‘General Comment on economic, social cultural rights and sustainable development’ on February 24, hosted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Responding to questions on Kailasa’s participation at the UN forums, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) had said registration for such public events is open to NGOs and the general public.
