Hindu woman says she is Jesus Christ

Katherine Jhawarelall, 35, who has a degree in criminology, said on Tuesday that she was born with the stigmata and also claimed that Hebrew scriptures and religious symbols from the Bible appear on the walls of her home, the Post newspaper reported. Stigmata are marks or sensations in locations corresponding to the crucification wounds of Jesus Christ. Jhawarelall claimed she did not know the significance of the stigmata until two years ago. When reporters from the Post visited Jhawarelall at her home, she pointed out sketches of angels and a cross on the walls. A sign, which she claimed was written in Hebrew, was also etched in her front lawn, the report said. Jhawarelall told the Post that on the morning of her 33rd birthday on May 15, 2004, she woke up with a swollen arm and realised a message was written on her skin: "Happy birthday Katherine. God gave you life." She was quoted as saying that she was initially startled "but eventually came to realise and accept who she was". "People have condemned my claim. Some have even called me a fake and Satan. However, I believe this reaction is attributed to the fact that I am female and a Hindu. Jesus Christ is universal irrespective of race, colour or creed," she told the Post, adding: "I am now the child of God.