The Story of a Charismatic Young Man

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World is a mirror and stands as a reflection of your inner space every moment. He actually tells people that, you know, he had his first spiritual encounter when he was just a child sitting on a hill in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. And he had a very divine experience where he saw the whole world in 360 degrees.

Newark officials rescinded a sister city agreement with the United States of Kailasa after finding out it wasn’t actually a real place. Reporter Sushmita Pathak explains how a fugitive cult leader from India created a fake nation that conned everyday people, government officials, and the UN.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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