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- ↑ "Municipal Council". Corporation of Thrissur. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "All Information on Kerala". THRISSUR CORPORATION. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
