Godman Nityanand: Controversial self-styled godman Nityananda is in a lot of headlines these days. The reason is that it created an alleged country named United States of Kailasa and its representatives also participated in the United Nations meeting last month. Nithyananda, accused of kidnapping and rape, fled the country in the year 2019. After a few years it was found that he had made a country of his own.
However, there is no concrete information about his country. His followers keep posting posts on social media every day. In this, the alleged countries show the development of Kailasa. According to the news published in the English website NDTV, according to a BBC report, Nithyananda has bought an island near the coast of Ecuador. At this place he claims to have established Kailasa. There is no trace of this alleged country anywhere other than social media. So let’s try to know about Kailasa…
Where is Kailasa?
Ever since this fugitive Nityananda announced his so-called country Kailasa, people have been curious to know that where is this country? The BBC report says that he has made his country on Ecuador Island, while the government of this country had also told BBC at that time that Nithyananda does not live in Ecuador. According to the website of this so-called country, Kailasa is a movement of Hindu minorities from Canada, the United States and other countries and it provides safe shelter for all. One can live in peace regardless of race, gender, creed or caste.
About Kailasa’s citizenship
Now information about its citizenship has also been received through social media only. On Thursday, the Twitter handle of Kailasa sought applications for e-Visa and e-Citizenship. Nityananda’s so-called country Kailasa has its own flag, its own constitution, its own economic system and even its own passport system. Like other countries, there are many departments in Kailasa, according to its website, many departments like treasury, commerce, housing, human services are included. Kailasa claims itself to be a refuge and a home for international Hindu migrants.
Question on recognition of Kailasa country
If we talk about the recognition of Kailasa, then this is the only field where fugitive Nityananda is struggling. From time to time he and his representatives post on social media that the fictitious country Kailasa participated in the program to reach such and such event. It is even claimed to have held meetings with representatives of other countries. At the same time, it should be told for information that the United Nations has not recognized Kailasa as a country.
Now there is a rule for recognition of the country as well. According to the Montevideo Convention of 1993, it must have a permanent population, a government, and the ability to enter into relations with other countries, accepted by other countries as part of customary international law. For this, Nithyananda had sent representatives of his country Kailasa to the United Nations to seek acceptance on the international platform, but the UN termed Vijayapriya Nithyananda’s presentation irrelevant and said that they would not be considered.
So what is the actual position of Kailasa?
If a country does not get recognition, then it can be called a micronation. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, a micro-country is a self-declared entity that claims to be an independent sovereign state but is not recognized by the international community or the United Nations. According to Independent, there were around 80 micronations in the world in the year 2019. It also cited the example of another Indian spiritual leader, Rajneesh, having a town called Rajneeshpuram in Oregon from the 1980s, which had its own police, fire department and public transportation.
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