Ram temple theft deeply hurt devotees, don't let anti-Hindu forces exploit row: RSS
NEW DELHI: RSS on Friday stepped into the Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft row, saying the incident had “deeply hurt” Ram devotees and asking the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to fix gaps in temple management, while also appealing to Hindu society to show “patience and restraint” and not allow “anti-Hindu and anti-national forces” to exploit the controversy.
RSS Sarkaryavah, Dattatreya Hosabale, said the “unfortunate incident of theft in the donation boxes kept at the Shri Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya” had hurt “the sentiments and faith of the entire society and Ram devotees”. “We are all extremely pained and angered by this event,” Hosabale said.
The statement comes amid widening public and political scrutiny over alleged irregularities in the handling of offerings at the Ram temple. The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a Special Investigation Team after the temple Trust sought a probe. The case has already led to arrests and recoveries, while questions have been raised over cash-handling, accounting and security protocols at the temple.
RSS Sarkaryavah, Dattatreya Hosabale, said the “unfortunate incident of theft in the donation boxes kept at the Shri Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya” had hurt “the sentiments and faith of the entire society and Ram devotees”. “We are all extremely pained and angered by this event,” Hosabale said.
The statement comes amid widening public and political scrutiny over alleged irregularities in the handling of offerings at the Ram temple. The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a Special Investigation Team after the temple Trust sought a probe. The case has already led to arrests and recoveries, while questions have been raised over cash-handling, accounting and security protocols at the temple.
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