Inside the ‘cult’ that fooled Newark into being sister cities with a fake nation

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Kailasa attained Sister City status with Newark, NJ — until city leaders discovered that Kailasa does not physically exist and that its leader has shady accusations against him.

into establishing a sister-city relationship with the United States of Kailasa — a country that does not actually exist — the largest metropolis in New Jersey became a global laughingstock.

Supreme Pontiff of Hinduisim Paramahamsa Nithyananda — reportedly a wanted fugitive — is the leader of the “cult” behind the fake nation.A Newark politician told The Post that “there may have been no cash exchanged, but there could have been meals and hotels paid for. That is an international crime, committed on our grounds. We need to understand what motivated the decision [by Newark officials to make USK a sister city], what made them stop it and if there were any liabilities.

Though Vijaypriya insists that there was nothing fraudulent, Newark’s spokeswoman told The Post, “We hope cities throughout the country and around the world are now alerted to the deceptive activities of this baffling syndicate.” Vijayapriya explained that her background includes growing up in the East African island country of Mauritius, studying microbiology at University of Manitoba in Canada and becoming smitten with the philosophies of Nithyananda after seeing him on YouTube.

In 2018, Nithyananda was said to have bought an island off the coast of Ecuador where he founded a new country. Ecuador has denied giving him asylum. Vijayapriya at the public UN meetings in Geneva. She refers to herself as Kailasa’s Permanent Ambassador to the UN.A spokesperson for one Congressman, who would only speak on condition of anonymity, explained how it happened.

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