Cult leader whose followers ate his waste nabbed

Deviant teachings: Thawee’s followers believed he was the ‘father of all religions’ who could cure them of all diseases. — The Nation/ANN

A MAN, who claimed to be “the father of all religions” and allegedly told his followers to eat his waste, has been arrested on several charges after 11 corpses, mostly belonging to his followers, were found at his campsite in the central Chaiyaphum province.

The cult leader was identified only as Thawee, 74, a resident of Nong Rua district, Khon Kaen province, Chaiyaphum Governor Kraisorn Kongchalard said on Monday.