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A fugitive godman and his fantastical sovereign republic of Hinduism

Nithyananda declared that he had set up a 'cosmic country', apparently off the coast of Ecuador

A Rajasekaran, better known as the ‘godman’ Nithyananda
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A Rajasekaran, better known as the ‘godman’ Nithyananda

Ritwik Sharma
Who: A Rajasekaran, better known as the “godman” Nithyananda. In the last few years, he has become a social media star with videos rife with pseudoscientific claims and utterances that anybody other than his followers would dismiss as gibberish. Earlier this week, Nithyananda declared that he had set up a “cosmic country”, apparently off the coast of Ecuador. The fugitive is on the run, while the Gujarat Police is looking for him following charges of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children at his ashram in Ahmedabad, as well as the rape of a disciple.

What: News of the fugitive setting up