to control its affairsThe MANSAS Trust, one of India’s trusted and respected organisations, has found itself in the midst of a credibility crisis in 2020, thanks to bitter infighting among the Pusapati royal family. The State government had removed former Union Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju and appointed Sanchaita Gajapathi Raju, daughter of his elder brother P. Ananda Gajapathi Raju, on March 4, 2020. Mr. Ashok strongly objected to her appointment, saying that only male heirs of the Pusapati family were eligible to handle the affairs of the MANSAS Trust as per its by-laws. The Maharaja Alak Narayana Society of Arts and Science (MANSAS) Trust, which was established by P.V.G. The MANSAS Trust reportedly tried to privatise the institution completely while asking the government to stop financial aid.

Source: The Hindu December 26, 2020 18:43 UTC