Chamarajanagar, April 8 -- Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, has laid claim to nearly 5,135 acres of private land in Chamarajanagar district.

She stated that she has credible information indicating the Chamarajanagar District Administration is planning to convert several villages containing Royal Family properties into revenue villages.

In a letter dated Mar. 20, addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Tahsildar and both the Deputy and Assistant Directors of the Land Records Department, Pramoda Devi has requested that khatas for these private properties - claimed to belong to the late Maharaja of Mysore - be issued in her name immediately.

According to her letter, the land spans ...