Mayor says residents must decide on ashram’s fate

In the balance: Ahmad Phesal said that it was up to the public to decide whether the century-old Vivekananda Ashram is preserved.

KUALA Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib has placed the ball in the residents’ court over the issue of planned development at the century-old Vivekananda Ashram in Brickfields.

“It is up to the community if they want to preserve it or not,” Ahmad Phesal said.