Ecuador denies granting asylum, land to Nithyananda
The Ecuadorian government has denied that it has granted asylum to self-styled Indian godman Nithyananda, wanted in India for alleged rape and abduction, or helped him purchase any land in the South American country.
In a statement, the Embassy of Ecuador said the country had in fact denied Nithyananda”s request for asylum, and he left the country for Haiti.
The statement read: “The Embassy of Ecuador categorically denies the statement, wherever published, that self styled Guru Nithyananda was given asylum by Ecuador or has been helped by the government of Ecuador in purchasing any land or island in South America near or far from Ecuador.”
