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- ↑ "Anand Gajapathi Raju Daughter Sanchaita Gajapati Joins BJP".
- ↑ "HC reinstates Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the chairman of MANSAS Trust". The Hindu. 14 June 2021.
- ↑ Lanka, Venu (15 June 2021). "Sanchaita Gajapati Raju's appointment, scrapped by Andhra Pradesh HC, Ashok Gajapati Raju back". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Andhra HC cancels appointment of Sanchaita Gajapathi as MANSAS trust chairperson". The News Minute. 14 June 2021.