Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Cabinet has decided to close the Lokayukta investigation against Mysuru Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya on charges that he allowed a VIP pre-wedding photoshoot inside the Palace premises though photo-shooting is banned there.
In 2016, the son of a retired IAS officer Nandakumar B.N. Aditya, his fiancé Navyatha and Venkatesh, the photographer were accused of illegal photography inside the Mysore Palace.
As the photos and videos of the shoot went viral, the Palace Board officials came under fire for allowing the shoot in a high security zone. ‘Mayura,’ a super hit movie of Dr. Rajkumar, was the last movie shot here. Following the controversy, a Lokayukta probe was ordered.
The Palace is guarded by armed Police and is under CCTV surveillance and the Police keep a constant vigil on the movement of people. The officials had even denied permission to shoot Rajinikanth movie ‘Linga’ inside the Durbar Hall and the Palace.
“We did not find any seriousness in the cases, so it was decided to drop them,” Law Minister J.C. Madhuswamy told reporters after the Cabinet meeting yesterday.
“At one time, photography was not allowed inside the Palace. Later, the Palace Board decided that photography without flash will be allowed. In this case, permission had been granted. On this technical ground, we decided not to hold the official responsible,” the Minister said.
“Even now people are doing photography without flash inside the Palace. Photography is permitted, but without flash and anybody can do that,” Madhuswamy said.
All the so called probe are just an eye wash to hide the corruption and looting public money by politicians and their chamchas
Mera Bharat Mahaan
“As the photos and videos of the shoot went viral, the Palace Board officials came under fire for allowing the shoot in a high security zone. ‘Mayura,’ a super hit movie of Dr. Rajkumar, was the last movie shot here. Following the controversy, a Lokayukta probe was ordered”.
I am puzzled about this security nonsense. The so called golden throne, which underwent many modifications, the last one carried out in early part of 20th century, employed a goldsmith a powerful artisan close to the Palace, was rumoured to have allegedly helped himself with a few of the precious embedded stones, and parts. Wadiyars never lived in the main palace, but in the adjunct Amba Vilas. Nevertheless, the royalty was abolished in 1947. Unlike in Britain, the Royal is not the head of state, hence no filming inside the Buckingham Palace. Security nonsense, it is!
Filming is allowed in the Louvre. The film:: The Davinci Code was filmed at night in the Louvre, which contains, the Mona Lisa painting , certainly more valuable than this gold throne! The film; Angels and Demons was filmed in St Peter’s Basilica and particularly in Sistine Chapel, which has the famous painting by Michelangelo. Unlike what Mysoreans think, when the term ‘palace” is mentioned, the Buckingham Palace, and the Versailles Palace stand out, and international visitors come in large numbers to see them. Hardly, Mysore Palalce is mentioned.