Udaipur Tense Over Royal Family Clash, Maharana's Supporters To Return Again

The situation remains tense outside the Udaipur Palace, where a royal family feud led to clashes last night after BJP MLA Vishvraj Singh Mewar and his supporters were refused entry.

Mr Singh, the BJP MLA from Rajsamand who has been anointed the 77th Maharana of Mewar, had gone to offer prayers at the Dhuni Mata temple inside the palace, managed by a trust that is run by his cousin Dr Lakshay Raj Singh and uncle Shreeji Arvind Singh Mewar.

Stone-pelting was reported from both sides as Vishvraj Singh - who is embroiled in a legal dispute with his uncle over the management of palaces and forts - was denied entry into the palace. At least three people were injured in the clashes.