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 intentions of his second consort Bayamma in her bringing up a Brahmin girl as her own daughter. On Ranga Rai's coming to the throne, Jagga Rayudu, Thimma Rayudu and Mada Naidu declined to accept his sovereignty and set up Chikka Rai the supposed nephew of Jagga Rai as the real heir. The minister, the commander and Narappa Naidu being also inimical, Jagga Rai supported the claimant. So they all joined together and finally captured and imprisoned in a fort Ranga Rai together with other members of his family. Chikka Rai thus became the ruler.

But all the time Yachama Naidu stood aloof without siding Jagga Rai in spite of the repeated requests of the latter, for he was convinced with the guilt of that party. He even sent word that he could not support an upstart of doubtful birth and parentage. All other chiefs were one by one passing to the side of Jagga Rai. But Yachama Naidu