▁potential ▁ag itation ▁in ▁N aw an agar ▁by ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁meant ▁that ▁Kennedy ' s ▁appeal ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁allow ance ▁further ▁increased ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁However , ▁the ▁increase ▁was ▁dependent ▁upon ▁him ▁no ▁longer ▁purs uing ▁his ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁not ▁becoming ▁involved ▁in ▁any ▁plots ▁in ▁N aw an agar , ▁and ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁have ▁any ▁conditions ▁im posed ▁on ▁him . ▁Then ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁India , ▁Lord ▁George ▁Hamilton , ▁through ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Bomb ay , ▁stating ▁his ▁claim . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁adopted ▁as ▁he ir ▁before ▁being ▁set ▁aside ▁without ▁an ▁enqu iry , ▁and ▁that ▁J ass aj i ▁was ▁il leg it imate . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁rejected ▁the ▁appeal ▁but ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁contact ▁with ▁Raj inder ▁Singh ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Vic ero y , ▁Lord ▁El gin . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁began ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁under ▁El gin ' s ▁successor , ▁Lord ▁Cur zon , ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁application ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁London . ▁Event ually , ▁after ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁Hamilton ▁also ▁rejected ▁the ▁claim , ▁but ▁Simon ▁Wil de ▁bel ieves ▁the