The city of Newark, New Jersey, apparently thought it would be a great idea to establish a "Sister City" agreement with a city in the United States of Kailasa (USK), and the city's leadership was hard at work to make it happen.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka pushed hard for the partnership, and it was eventually passed and even got a ceremony to celebrate the partnership - only to discover no such nation exists.
But the story gets even more bizarre: The USK is not only not a country, it's a con being run by a self-proclaimed Indian refugee and self-styled "godman."
What Is the United States of Kailasa?
The Hindu "nation" was declared established by a man known as Nithyananda, an Indian refugee. He was a Hindu priest, but following charges of rape and abduction, he fled India. He has remained in hiding since 2019.
Recently, he claimed to be developing an airport for aliens.
Kailasa has no official territory, though there were at one point rumors that Nithyananda had purchased land off the coast of Ecuador and was using that to establish his nation. However, Ecuadoran authorities have since said no such land purchase ever happened.
It gets even weirder from there. Nithyananda launched the Reserve Bank of Kailaasa in August 2020, and released its official gold currency, the Kailashian dollar. He also announced that travel to his "island nation" would be available for those seeking to visit him. They would need to travel to Australia and then travel via private charter.
Travel to Kailasa was "suspended" during the COVID-19 pandemic, the religious leader announced.
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