Vishvaraj Singh and Lakshyaraj Singh.
Following the death of former MP Mahendra Singh Mewar, a member of the Udaipur royal family in Rajasthan, there was a stir at the coronation ceremony of his eldest son Vishwaraj Singh Mewar on Monday. The dispute has escalated between Vishvaraj Singh and his uncle’s family regarding the coronation. The family of Mahendra Singh Mewar’s brother Arvind Singh Mewar has expressed displeasure over Vishvaraj’s coronation. In such a situation, the gates of the Udaipur City Palace were closed to prevent the tradition of Raj Tilak from taking place. After all, what is the feud 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 have the darshan of Dhuni Mata situated in the city palace of Udaipur. At present, the administrator of the City Palace is Vishwaraj Singh Mewar’s uncle, Arvind Singh. There is a dispute over property rights between the new generations of the ancient royal family of Mewar. It is managed with 9 trusts. To assume the throne of the royal family, Maharana Bhagwat Singh had founded 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 his cousin Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.
The controversy started from here.
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Bhagwant Singh became Maharana in Mewar in the year 1955. This property dispute started during his lifetime. When Bhagwant Singh started selling or renting out his ancestral properties in Mewar, his eldest son Mahendra Singh did not like it. An angry Mahendra Singh filed a case against his father and demanded to distribute the ancestral properties as per the Hindu Succession Act. Following this, Bhagwant Singh appointed his youngest son, Arvind Singh, as executor of his properties in his will on 15 May 1984. Furthermore, Mahendra Singh was evicted from the trust and property. Bhagwat Singh died on November 3 of the same year.
‘Lakshyaraj Singh’s right to the throne’
Since then there has been a dispute between Mahendra Singh’s family and his estranged younger brother Arvind Singh Mewar. Arvind Singh has issued a public notice against Vishvaraj’s visit to Ekling Nath temple and city palace in Udaipur under the Dastur programme. Amid the mutual family dispute, Arvind Singh Mewar and his son Lakshyaraj Singh have termed it completely illegal. Arvind Singh Mewar says the Mewar royal family is run through a trust, the management of which has been entrusted to him by his father. In such a situation, the right to the throne belongs to me and my son (Lakshyaraj Singh).
dhuni darshan tradition
According to the Udaipur district administration, there is a tradition of Dhuni Darshan after the coronation of the new Maharana. After this, the king must also visit the 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. Vishvaraj Singh’s coronation was announced 12 days after the death of his father Mahendra Singh Mewar. He was formally declared the heir of 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 studies from Udaipur Maharaja Mewar School, Mayo College, Ajmer and GD Somani College, Mumbai. He graduated from Blue Mountain School, Australia. He is currently the CEO of HR Group of Hotels. After graduating from a university in Australia, he went to Singapore to pursue a hospitality course. After completing his studies, he began 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 January 28, 1985 in the Mewar royal family, is married to retired Kumari Dev of the erstwhile princely family of Balangir, Odisha. Nivrit Kumari entered the Udaipur Shahi City Palace as daughter-in-law on 21 January 2014.