Paraguay Sacks Official Over Dealings With Nithyananda's Kailasa

A senior Paraguayan official was fired after signing the document with purported officials from the "United States of Kailasa" -- presented to him as a South American island.

A senior Paraguayan official was fired this week after signing a cooperation memorandum with a country he has since learned does not exist.

Arnaldo Chamorro told reporters Thursday he was dismissed from his job as chief of staff to the agriculture minister after signing the document with purported officials from the "United States of Kailasa" -- presented to him as a South American island.

"They (the "officials") came and expressed a wish to help Paraguay. They presented several projects, we listened to them and that was that," he said, admitting to having been fooled.