In November 1738, the bitter rivalry that had existed between Ananda Ranga Pillai and the chief dubash Kanakaraya Mudali flared up into a conflagration. Observing that Ananda Ranga Pillai had not remitted the interest for the loan he had borrowed to pay coral merchants, Kanakaraya Mudali reported the same to the Governor.The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai 1904, Volume I, p. 66 Initially, the Governor Dumas insisted upon the dubash paying the interest but later, on learning of the heavy losses that had befallen the dubash that year, he concededThe Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai 1904, Volume I, p. 69 and even offered to pay off Ananda Ranga Pillai's debts.The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai 1904, Volume I, p. 71 But Ananda Ranga Pillai refused. The matter was raised before the Council where Ananda Ranga had to answer for the charges brought out against him.The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai 1904, Volume I, p. 75 Ananda Ranga pleaded with Mr. Golard a member of the Council explaining that he had never paid interest before.The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai 1904, Volume I, p. 76 At length, the Council decided in favor of Ananda Ranga Pillai and his debt was waived.The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai 1904, Volume I, p. 77
