After the death of former MP Mahendra Singh Mewar, a member of the royal family of Udaipur in Rajasthan, there was an uproar on Monday at the coronation ceremony of his elder son Vishwaraj Singh Mewar. The dispute has increased between Vishvaraj Singh and his uncle’s family regarding coronation. The family of Arvind Singh Mewar, brother of Mahendra Singh Mewar, has expressed unhappiness over the coronation of Vishvaraj. In such a situation, the gates of the City Palace of Udaipur were closed to prevent the tradition of Raj Tilak from being carried out. After all, what is the enmity between the two families? Let us know…
Actually, Vishvaraj Singh was crowned after being declared the successor of Chittorgarh. After this Vishvaraj Singh wanted to visit Dhuni Mata situated in Udaipur City Palace. At present, the trustee of City Palace is Vishwaraj Singh Mewar’s uncle Arvind Singh. There is a dispute going on regarding ownership rights among the new generations of the former royal family of Mewar. Their management is with 9 trusts. To take over the throne of the royal family, Maharana Bhagwat Singh had started the institution ‘Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation’. This organization runs the City Palace Museum in Udaipur. All these trusts are managed by Vishvaraj Singh’s uncle Arvind Singh Mewar and cousin Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.
The controversy started from here
Bhagwant Singh became Maharana in Mewar in the year 1955. This dispute regarding property started during his lifetime. When Bhagwant Singh started selling or leasing out his ancestral properties in Mewar, his elder son Mahendra Singh did not like it. Angered Mahendra Singh filed a case against his father and confiscated the ancestral properties under the Hindu Succession Law. Demanded to be distributed under. After this, Bhagwant Singh made his younger son Arvind Singh the executor of his properties in his will on 15 May 1984. Also, Mahendra Singh was evicted from the trust and property. Bhagwat Singh died on November 3 the same year.
‘Lakshyaraj Singh’s right to the throne’
There has been a dispute going on between Mahendra Singh’s family and his estranged younger brother Arvind Singh Mewar since then. Arvind Singh has issued a public notice against Vishvaraj’s visit to Ekling Nath Temple and City Palace in Udaipur under the Dastur programme. Amidst the mutual family dispute, Arvind Singh Mewar and his son Lakshyaraj Singh have called it completely illegal. Arvind Singh Mewar says that the Mewar royal family is run through a trust, the management of which has been given to him by his father. In such a situation, the right to the throne belongs to me and my son (Lakshyaraj Singh).
tradition of dhuni darshan
According to Udaipur district administration, there is a tradition of Dhuni Darshan after the coronation of the new Maharana. After this the king also has to visit Ekling Ji temple. After the coronation ceremony, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar also reached Mewar City Palace to visit Dhuni Darshan and Ekling Temple, but he was stopped from entering the City Palace.
Vishvaraj Singh is BJP MLA
Vishvaraj Singh is also a BJP MLA from Rajsamand. His wife Mahima Kumari is the current MP from here. The coronation of Vishvaraj Singh was announced 12 days after the death of his father Mahendra Singh Mewar. He was formally declared the heir to the Mewar dynasty in a traditional coronation ceremony at the historic Chittorgarh Fort. Vishvaraj Singh will be the 77th Diwan of Mewar Eklingnathji.
Who is Lakshyaraj Singh?
Prince Lakshya Raj Singh Mewar of Udaipur completed his schooling from Udaipur Maharaja Mewar School, Mayo College, Ajmer and GD Somani College, Mumbai. He has graduated from Blue Mountain School, Australia. At present he is the Executive Director of HR Group of Hotels. After graduation from a college in Australia, he went to Singapore to do a hospitality course. After completing his studies, he started his career as a waiter. He worked in many hotels and cafes in Australia. After this he returned to Udaipur and started working to teach family business.
Married to the princess of Odisha
Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, born on 28 January 1985 in the Mewar royal family, is married to retired Kumari Dev of the former princely family of Balangir, Odisha. Nivrit Kumari entered the Udaipur Shahi City Palace as a daughter-in-law on 21 January 2014.\