Mysuru, July 23 -- Cops raise concerns over cramped hall; suggest venue change for donor interaction

Top Police officials in Mysuru inspected the newly-constructed Viveka Smaraka - Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Memorial) - on Narayana Shastri Road this morning ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed visit to Mysuru on Aug. 1.

City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, accompanied by DCPs Dr. Harsha Priyamvada (Law and Order) and K.S. Sundar Raj (Crime and Traffic), reviewed the venue along with Swami Yukteshanandaji of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram.

Built at a cost of Rs. 35 crore, the memorial stands at the site where Swami Vivekananda stayed during his visit to Mysuru in November 1892.

During the inspection, Police o...