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Rh pleased to nominate him to a Zemindari seat in the Legislative Council.

1897. In the famine of 1896-1897 the Rajah subscribed Rs. 10,000 to the Indian Famine Relief Charitable Fund, fed an unlimited number of the poor in the Samasthanam Poor House; spent about Rs.25,000 on irrigation works; and sold grain at a very low rate to the Samasthanam servants and to very poor people.

The Rajah held a Durbar, which was very largely attended by all classes of people, in honour of Her Majesty the Queen-Empress's Diamond Jubilee. He also sent to Her Majesty a silver casket with an address of congratulations on the auspicious event.

At the end of the year the Rajah went to Venkatagiri and attended the wedding of the Kumara Rajah of Venkatagiri.