Former Malaysian Bar president Ambiga Sreenevasan and rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) are set to hold a press conference regarding the impending demolition of a historic Hindu temple to make way for the construction of a mosque.

The Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple, located off Jalan Masjid India, in Kuala Lumpur, is reportedly 130 years old - predating Malaysia’s independence.

According to LFL, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has...