India, May 5 -- Savarkar Sadan, the erstwhile residence of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar which served as the venue for meetings that altered the course of India's history, may soon be pulled down to make way for a new building.

Three independent sources confirmed to Hindustan Times that residents had consented to redevelopment of the property and some had even sold their apartments to a developer.

"The exterior of the building looks alright as it has been painted recently. But internally, the structure is crumbling and there are frequent instances of water seepage," said one of the three sources who requested anonymity. The Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya SmarakTrust was trying to get more space on the mezzanine floor of...