The trust overseeing India’s grand Ram temple in Ayodhya — built on the site of the demolished Babri Masjid and consecrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024 — has overhauled its leadership after people involved in counting donations were accused of stealing millions of rupees. The scandal provides political ammunition for the opposition ahead of elections due early next year in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state. The temple site was bitterly contested for decades, and the alleged theft threatens to tarnish what had been one of the BJP’s most potent political achievements.
Walter Murrow
July 7, 2026
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