Posted on 03/09/2023 9:05:40 AM PST by Titus-Maximus
NEWARK, N.J. -- The city of Newark is admitting it got scammed.
It was about to become a Sister City with a Hindu nation, but there was one problem -- the nation doesn't exist.
As CBS2's Ali Bauman reports, the city only found out about the fraud after it held an official ceremony for it. What started off as a seemingly well-intentioned partnership has turned into a giant embarrassment for the city of Newark.
Earlier this year, Mayor Ras Baraka invited what he thought was the Hindu nation of Kailasa to Newark's City Hall for a cultural trade agreement, but it turns out Kailasa is no nation at all; it's a fake.
"Very embarrassing for the city," Newark resident Jacob Rosario said.
"I truly don't even have words for it," Newark resident Atiyah Harris said.
"I'm really sorry for the city that they got duped in that way," Newark resident Amaris Mitchell said.
Though it has a detailed website, "Kailasa" has no real government. It's the brainchild of Swami Nithyananda, a notorious scam artist and fugitive from India who has been on the run from rape charges since 2019.
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Why not check with someone who has a basic understanding of geopolitical geography? You would think Newark might have someone like that.
Next up: Wakanda.
Wakanda forever.
“ This is unbelievable”
No it’s not. It’s Newark.
I have two suggestions for Newark to replace Kailisa: Lilliput and Blefuscu.
Hint to Newark: check Google maps before picking sister cities.
And then the Duchy of Gran Fenwick.
Kinda similar to the White House, where it's the office of international relations and diaper affairs.
The city did not get duped; the city’s LEADERS got duped. Hey, Newark, DUMP ‘EM!
Then in another embarrassing turn, they joined with both Sylvania and Freedonia even though they at war with each other. Also, they are ruled by a different Marx than expected.
As with all of this sister city crap, they were just wanting a free trip to India.
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Now they will have to go with that Nigerian Prince
You know there was money involved but no mention of that.
City of Newark is governed by morons.
Never been able to wrap my head around the whole “sister city” thing anyway. It doesn’t do anything. There’s no trade involved, nobody gets cheap trips, it’s just some stupid ceremony and then it winds on a list on your city government’s website. We need more of these scams, then the silly might stop.
Has anyone talked to the Kailiakan ambassador about this?
Has anyone talked to the Kailasan ambassador about this?
I don’t know who’s dumber — Baraka or the Newark city officials.
it was probably funneled through that aforementioned Nigerian Prince. He writes to me all of the time.
That Newark office of diaspora guy sure spends a lot of time raising the flags of other nations over City Hall.
Nope. White folks. Nonexistent, but still white. \smirk
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