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Maharaja fasts to protest against palace eviction bid
The Straits Times | Krittivas Mukherjee | New Delhi, Jun 30 :
An Indian maharaja has stopped eating in protest against a government attempt to evict him from his royal palace.
King Leishemba Sanajaoba, the titular ruler of Manipur state in India's north-east, began a hunger strike last week after the local government decided to turn the century-old Sana Konung palace in the capital, Imphal, into a tourist attraction, royal aides said.
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