Nithyananda's Kailasa running a scandal? Paraguay official replaced after deal with 'fictional country'

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News agency PTI cited the agreement, saying the October 16 “proclamation" expressed a “sincere wish and recommendation for the government of Paraguay to consider, explore and actively seek the establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States of Kailasa…" Representatives of the "fictional" country met with Chamorro and Agriculture Minister Carlos Giménez, Chamorro said in a radio interview. During the interview, Chamorro recognised he didn't know where Kailasa was located and said he signed what he characterised as a “memorandum of understanding" because they offered to help Paraguay with a variety of issues, including irrigation, PTI reported.

Meanwhile, photos posted on Kailasa's social media accounts showed representatives of the fictional country signing agreements with local leaders of the María Antonia and Karpai municipalities. 'United States of Kailasa' is a self-proclaimed country founded by Nithyananda, a controversial godman accused of rape and kidnapping who fled from India in 2019.

He is wanted in India on several charges, including sexual assault. His whereabouts are unknown.

On Kailasa's website, the fictional country is described as the “revival of the ancient enlightened Hindu civilizational nation which is being revived by displaced Hindus from around the world." The representatives of a fugitive Indian guru's fictional country appear to have duped several local officials in the South American country, PTI reported. The report added that earlier this year, the representatives had managed to participate in a United Nations committee meeting in Geneva and also signed agreements with local leaders