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Rh Rajah Muddu Kristna, to file a partition suit against the eldest son, the Rajah, and got some one as a friend to file a similar suit on behalf of his youngest son, Rajah Venugopal, who was a minor at that time. The 6th son, Rajah Venkata Kristna, did not yield to the father's inducement. It took nearly three years for the Rajah of Bobbili to bring them to terms. He used to go to Madras every year for three or four months, and at last succeeded in making a compromise amongst them, i.e., the old Rajah, the present Rajah, and Rajah Muddu Kristna. Before it was settled, Rajah Venugopal attained his majority and withdrew the suit, knowing it was simply filed by a next friend at the instigation of his father. Rajah Muddu Kristna also withdrew the suit according to the above compromise. The poor old Rajah did not, however, enjoy the maintenance long. He died on the 6th of June, 1892.

The Rajah of Venkatagiri received the following reply from the Right Hon'ble Lord