‘United States Of Kailasa’ Makes It To UN Event, Talks About Nithyanada’s ‘Persecution’

Nithyanada was charged with rape and abduction and was facing a court warrant for his arrest in India when in 2019 he fled the country and later founded what he calls the "nation of Kailasa".

New Delhi: Representatives of fugitive self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda’s fictional nation of ‘Kailasa’ attended a United Nation committee’s discussion on sustainable development in Geneva which gave a false impression of the fictional country as being recognised by the world organisation, reported news agency IANS.

During the discussion on Sustainable Development held by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) on February 24, two persons spoke during the part of the session open to the public claiming to be from the "United States of Kailasa (USK)".

A woman could be seen with heavy make up wearing a turban, ornaments on forehead and necklaces in photos shared on social media who introduced herself with what sounded like Vijayapriya Nithyananda, USK's representative to the UN, the report added. 

Nithyanada's 'Presecution'

She claimed that under "Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism" Nithayananda, "Kailasa has been implementing the ancient Hindu policies and indigenous solutions that are in alignment with a time-tested Hindu principles" for sustainable development".

She added that in the make-believe country, "the basic necessities of livelihood which are food, shelter, clothing, education, medical care, they're all offered for free to all citizens".

The representative then inserted the propaganda about Nithayananda's "intense persecution and human rights violation for reviving the indigenous traditions and lifestyle and lifestyle of Hinduism".

"And he was even banned from preaching and exiled from his birth country," she added, asking the panel what can be done to help him.

Nithyanada's Fictional Country

Nithyanada was charged with rape and abduction and was facing a court warrant for his arrest in India when in 2019 he fled the country and later founded what he calls the "nation of Kailasa", an amorphous entity that may be based on an island off the Pacific coast of Central America claiming to represent 2 billion Hindus.

'Kailasa' Not Among Recognised Countries

While the participation of ‘Kailasa’ gave a false impression of the fictional country as being recognised by the UN, it was not among the 193 recognised countries by the world organisation which has stringent rules for admission that require the approval of both the Security Council and the General Assembly.

The UN human rights outfit in Geneva often allows people to come in and speak at open sessions of their meetings, often drawing charlatans and dubious organisations who make weird claims and the organisations' open procedures allow them to submit presentations that are included in their archives, which make it seem official.

Seldom do the real countries that are being attacked by such groups care to respond. 

Another man who identified himself as Ian Kumar claiming to be a small farmer and a USK representative addressed a question to an official panellist, Saima Zia from Pakistan who spoke as an expert on small farmers. 

He was dressed in a yellow kurta and was flanked by two women, both wearing rudraksh malas and necklaces, one also sporting a turban and a pendant on her forehead, adding to the carnival atmosphere around them.