Cunningham Road is one of the busiest

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streets of

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, the state capital of

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. It is located in the

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area of the city. The road is named after Francis Cunningham, who was an officer in the

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and a member of the

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. The road was also called Sampangi Ramaswamy Temple Road for some time.

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