A Gujarat government official has claimed that he is Kalki Avatar and hence cannot go to the office. Replying to a showcause notice, Rameshchandra Fefar, superintending engineer with the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency (SSPA) mentioned that he is the tenth incarnation of Hindu Lord Vishnu and is conducting a "penance" to "change the global conscience". Fefar's bizarre reasoning caught the caught of social media users and went viral in no time.

"Even if you don't believe, I am indeed the tenth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and I will prove it in coming days. I realised that I am Kalki Avatar when I was in my office in March 2010. Since then, I am having divine powers," Fefar said, speaking to media at his Rajkot house today.

According to a report in The Indian Express, Fefar has reported to the office for only 16 days in the last eight months. He replied to the show cause notice that was issued to him on May 15, saying that he usually remains in the "fifth dimension" which makes it impossible for him to be physically present in the office. Ferar in his late 50s also said that he couldn't attend office as he was meditating to "prevent drought" in the country.

Watch Rameshchandra Fefar talking about being the incarnation of Kalki:

The report quoted showcause notice, "Since September 22, 2017, you have been irregular at work. Except for the (16) days listed below in the last eight months, you have been absent from work at your own will and without any official intimation. This behaviour is unbecoming of a government official. The projects of the department are in final stages and your absence has resulted in no supervision or direction to the other workers, thus leading to delays and detrimental effects to the projects."

In reply, he wrote, "I am doing penance at home by entering into the fifth dimension to change the global conscience....I can't do such penance sitting in office." SSPA looks after rehabilitation of Sardar Sarovar Project-affected persons.

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