New Delhi, May 26 -- A member of the Delhi Gymkhana Club on Monday countered the Centre's order concerning the institution, saying the perception that it caters only to the "super-rich" is a "total myth" and warned that vacating the premises would affect hundreds of staff and veterans.

Rumnita Mittal, a member of the Club, said nearly half the permanent members are from the armed forces and bureaucracy who use the space after retirement.

"The first issue I think mostly is that we have to bust the myth that Gymkhana Club belongs to super-rich people with big cars or a lot of money, which is a total myth. The permanent members, 50% are armed forces, retired personnel. Then there are the bureaucrats. The bureaucrats who have made the polic...