Nithyananda’s country Kailasa attends UN meet, says self-styled godman is being persecuted

In the video, Vijayapriya is seen as the ‘permanent ambassador’ from Swami Nithyananda’s nation ‘KAILASA’.

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Controversial
self-styled
godman
Swami
Nithyananda’s
country
‘United
States
of
KAILASA’
attended
the
recent
United
Nations
meeting
where
its
representative
said
Nithyananda
is
being
‘persecuted’
by
India.

On
February
22,
a
woman
who
called
herself
Ma
Vijayapriya
Nithyananda
represented
‘Kailasa’ at
the
19th
United
Nations
Committee
on
Economic,
Social
and
Cultural
Rights
(CESR)
meeting
and
demanded
protection
for
the
‘Supreme
Pontiff
of
Hinduism’.

In
the
video,
Vijayapriya
is
seen
as
the
‘permanent
ambassador
from
KAILASA’.
However,
it
is
still
unclear
whether
the
nation
is
recognised
by
the
United
Nations.

Preliminary
meeting
with
the
head
of
KAILASA
UK,
ma
Atmadaya,
representatives
of
KAILASA,
and
diplomats
at
the
Permanent
Mission
of
Lithuania
to
the
United
Nations
at
Geneva#Kailasa
#UN
#Lithuania
pic.twitter.com/e0UxfNi8dk

—
KAILASA’s
SPH
Nithyananda
(@SriNithyananda)

February
26,
2023

”Kailasa
is
the
first
sovereign
state
for
Hindus,
established
by
the
supreme
pontiff
of
Hinduism,
Nithyanand
Paramashivam,
who
is
reviving
the
enlightened
Hindu
civilisation
and
its
10,000
indigenous
traditions
of
Hinduism,
including
the
Adi
Shaivite
indigenous
agricultural
tribes
for
which
the
supreme
pontiff
of
Hinduism
is
the
leader
as
well,”
the
woman
said
when
it
was
her
turn
to
speak
at
the
meet,
a
video
of
which
has
been
posted
on
the
United
Nations
website.

😕

pic.twitter.com/DvbCATEMvx

—
Swaraj
Srivastava
(@SwarajAjad)

February
28,
2023

After
the
woman
spoke,
a
male
representative
of
“Kailasa”,
who
identified
himself
as
EN
Kumar,
spoke
at
the
UN
meeting.

USK
at
UN
Geneva:
Inputs
on
the
Achievement
of
Sustainability

Participation
of
the
United
States
of
KAILASA
in
a
discussion
on
the
General
Comment
on
Economic,
Social
and
Cultural
Rights
and
Sustainable
Development
at
the
United
Nations
in
Geneva

The
Economic,
Social,
and…

pic.twitter.com/pNoAkWOas8

—
KAILASA’s
SPH
Nithyananda
(@SriNithyananda)

February
25,
2023

Kailasa,
reportedly
located
off
the
coast
of
Ecuador,
has
its
own
passport,
flag
and
even
a
‘Reserve
Bank
of
Kailasa’.
In
December
2020,
Nithyananda
had
even
announced
flights
to
his
so-called
nation.

Nithyananda,
who
ran
several
ashrams
in
the
country,
is
accused
of
sexual
assault
and
abuse
and
is
on
the
run
from
authorities
in
India.

Nithyananda
had
fled
India
in
2019
amid
allegations
of
rape
and
sexual
abuse.

The
controversial
godman
has
in
the
past
claimed
to
have
founded
his
own
‘Hindu
sovereign
nation’ called
‘Kailasa’.

The
self-styled
godman,
who
founded
a
Hindu
religious
group
called
‘Nithyananda
Dhyanapeetam’,
has
regularly
courted
controversy.
He
has
been
involved
in
a
number
of
scandals
and
legal
controversies.

He
was
arrested
in
2010
in
Himachal
Pradesh
over
rape
allegations
and
was
also
allegedly
seen
in
explicit
footage
with
an
Tamil
actress.
He
later
refuted
the
allegation,
claiming
that
he
was
impotent
and
was
merely
‘practising
the
shavasana’
yoga
pose.

Two
years
later,
he
landed
again
in
soup
when
a
US-based
woman
claimed
that
Nithyananda
had
abused
her
for
five
years.

In
2019,
he
was
booked
after
a
couple
from
Tamil
Nadu
accused
him
of
abducting
their
children
and
keeping
them
at
his
Ahmedabad-based
ashram.

Nithyananda
was
again
in
the
news
when
he
fled
India
after
being
accused
of
kidnapping
and
confining
children
in
his
ashram.
He
was
later
reportedly
granted
citizenship
by
the
government
of
the
Caribbean
island
nation
of
Saint
Kitts
and
Nevis.

Nithyananda
continues
to
be
a
controversial
figure,
with
many
former
followers
accusing
him
of
fraud
and
abuse
of
power.
However,
he
also
has
a
loyal
following
of
devotees
who
believe
in
his
teachings
and
spiritual
practices.