Mysore: Speaking after accepting the official invitation, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, clarifying that she never intended to blackmail the Government, said that she only sought the government to respect the sentiments of the Royal family which was observing a year-long mourning following the death of her husband.
Urging the Government not to conduct grand cultural programmes, inside the Palace, she said that she would not object to conduct of grand programmes elsewhere adding that the sword will be placed on the Golden Throne during the private Durbar of this year’s Dasara as a successor to Wadiyar is yet to be named.
Ambari for Jumboo Savari: Branding reports in a section of the press that she had refused to give the 750kg. Golden Howdah for Jumboo Savari slated for Oct. 4 as ‘baseless and far from truth’, Pramoda Devi said that the honorarium given by the Government was only an honour which has been a tradition, had no financial implications.
She also said that the Royal family which respects tradition will hold all other rituals performed during Dasara as done in previous years.
Ministers Sreenivasa Prasad and H.S.Mahadevaprasad, MLA Vasu, Palace Legal advisor Pradeep, Mayor N.M. Rajeshwari Somu, DC C. Shikha, Dasara Publicity and Reception Sub-Committee Vice- President Dhruvaraj and others were present.
