Saving Vivekananda Ashram

Derek Fernandez, Lawyer | Raja Singham, Founder of Brickfields Asia College | Terence Fernandez, Investigations Editor, The EDGE Malaysia

10-Nov-14 15:00

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We find out the legalities behind redevelopment plans for the Vivekananda Ashram and reasons for the huge movement against it. Mr Raja Singham, founder of Brickfields Asia College, has pledged RM500,000 towards the cause while lawyer Derek Fernandez says DBKL has the power to stop redevelopment plans. Terence Fernandez, investigations editor at The EDGE Malaysia, whose paper revealed that the CEO of the developer F3 Capital is also an ex-treasurer of Vivekananda Ashram, joins them in this discussion.

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