Newark was only the latest victim of the followers of a charismatic guru on the run from rape charges
have signed some sort of acknowledgement of Kailasa. The plan, in a basic sense, relies on the fact that most cities and government entities are pretty liberal in handing out proclamations, and Kailasa happily promotes its victories on social media. In 2021, the mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, signed aestablishing a Kailasa Day on January 3, 2022 — with text of the letter written largely by the group itself.
Pevide explained that the list of prior signatures — as well as the Trudeau letter — helped make the group seem legitimate. It was only when Kailasa followed up to request a sister-city program that Fall River shut it down. “We should probably not be getting a sister-city request from a place we have no relationship with,” Pevide said, noting that the program is usually reserved for cities that share some sort of cultural tie.
The experience of Fall River suggests that the letters are meant to build a more legitimate reputation for Kailasa, which has taken significant blows in recent years thanks to the alleged behavior of its leader. In 2010, a follower living in Michigan said Nithyananda raped her on multiple occasions over a five-year period during which they traveled between the United States and India. More women
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