{"id":1191234,"date":"2023-03-11T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T21:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/city-of-newark-humiliated-in-sister-city-scam\/1191234\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T21:12:46","slug":"city-of-newark-humiliated-in-sister-city-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/city-of-newark-humiliated-in-sister-city-scam\/1191234\/","title":{"rendered":"City Of Newark Humiliated In ‘Sister City’ Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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City Of Newark Humiliated In ‘Sister City’ Scam<\/span><\/p>\n

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The city of Newark, New Jersey fell victim to a humiliating scam in which its mayor signed a “sister city” agreement with a nonexistent Hindu nation called “The United States of Kailasa.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kailasa exists only as an elaborate website<\/a> created by a fugitive who’s been on the lam from Indian authorities since 2019<\/strong> after being charged with rape, reports CBS New York<\/em><\/a>. However, in a January 12 ceremony<\/a>, Mayor Ras Baraka signed a cultural and trade deal with the contrived country.<\/p>\n

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“Whose job was it to do a simple Google search?”<\/strong>\u00a0asked<\/a>\u00a0Newark resident Shakee Merritt. “No one in City Hall, not one person did a Google search.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On its website, Kailasa portrays Newark as having committed the entire United States of America<\/a><\/strong> to a “bilateral agreement.”\u00a0Newark officials say no money exchanged hands, and the deal with the fictional polity has been rescinded — just in case Kailasa tried to enforce it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kailasa reportedly<\/a> springs from the imagination of\u00a0Swami Nithyananda, an accused scam artist and sex fiend.<\/strong> Nithyananda, who portrays himself as a “God-Man<\/a>,” is wanted in India for “child abduction and sexual assault, forcing children to collect donations [for] fake enterprises,\u00a0and sexual assaults against an Indian actress and an American woman,” according to Tap Into Newark<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Swami Nithyananda, an fugitive from rape charges and an alleged scam artist, is the man behind the United States of Kailasa <\/strong>(CBS New York)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It seems Newark isn’t the only American entity that’s been enticed into intercourse with Kailasa.<\/strong>\u00a0In addition to photos from the Newark ceremony, Kailasa’s website also includes various honorific proclamations<\/a>\u00a0from dozens of cities,<\/strong> including Winston-Salem, Dayton, Canton, Richmond and Asheville.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The site also includes<\/a> a purported California Senate proclamation recognizing “The Sovereign State of Shrikailasa” <\/b>and Nithyananda as the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

India’s ABP News Bureau<\/em><\/a> said the incident sheds unflattering light on American governments:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“The Newark stunt illustrates how easy it is for groups to manipulate municipal and state bodies, and take advantage of their lack of international sophistication<\/strong> to unwittingly make them appear to confer legitimacy on their causes, even when they are at odds with official US positions.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In a statement acknowledging it had been hoodwinked, Newark City Hall reiterated its dedication to fostering foreign relations: “Although this was a regrettable incident, the city of Newark remains committed to partnering with people from diverse cultures<\/strong> in order to enrich each other with connectivity, support, and mutual respect.”<\/p>\n

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A banner in Newark City Hall welcomed dignitaries of the fictional state of Kailasa<\/strong> (Photo: United States of Kailasa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It’s not clear where Kailasa is supposed to be located.<\/strong> The BBC has said it’s purportedly on an island near Ecuador, though that country’s government says Nithyananda doesn’t live there, according to Tap Into Newark<\/em><\/a>‘s Tony Gallotto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
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