According to The Independent:
The head of a once-powerful royal family in the north-east of India is on hunger-strike after state authorities announced plans to force him from his palace and seize control of the building.
…the titular King of Manipur, Leisemha Sanajaob, said he was beginning the fast after the state government…announced its decision to take control of the Sana Konung palace…
Since 1971, when prime minister Indira Gandhi scrapped the payments to the 600-plus princely states, the royal family of Manipur has, like many other erstwhile royals, struggled as best it can, selling off portions of its estate in order to survive.
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