Mysuru, Nov. 4 -- Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has accused the Karnataka government of failing to implement a court order directing it to return Mysuru Palace to the royal family within 30 days. She also clarified that the Ambari and royal throne are private properties of the Wadiyar family.

Addressing a press conference in Mysuru, she said the royal family's private properties were not covered under the palace acquisition legislation. The list of such assets was submitted to the Union government in 1947 and approved by V P Menon in 1951, she said.

Explaining the background of the palace dispute, Pramoda Devi said the government had agreed to maintain the palace after the death of Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, when the family faced tax liabilities of ...