The protest against the proposed demolition of Devaraja Market received a royal touch with the titular maharaja of Mysuru expressing support for its conservation on April 20.
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who is vocal on issues related to heritage and culture, is against demolition of Devaraja Market and Lansdowne building saying that it amounts to effacing the identity of Mysuru. Addressing tenants of Devaraja Market, who are against the proposed demolition, he said that he is with them in their struggle for conservation of the market and the heritage of Mysuru.
‘’This is the Mysuru we have all seen, grown up and lived in. The Devaraja Market is not only a commercial space or a building, but a tradition for all Mysureans, and it has to be passed on for posterity,” he said.
