₹18 crore donations 'stolen' annually from Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple: MNS chief Raj Thackeray
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said the temple's weekly earnings from donations were less than ₹50 lakh before this theft was caught, and afterwards the collection rose to ₹1.5 crore.
Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple has been experiencing an annual loss of ₹18 crore due to alleged theft of donations, according to MNS chief Raj Thackeray. He also claimed that ₹1,400 crore was stolen from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Thackeray urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the issue. At a recent event, Thackeray highlighted that the temple's weekly donations had plummeted to less than ₹50 lakh after the theft was discovered, but later increased to ₹1.5 crore.
Eight employees were arrested, and trustees revealed a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Temple trust chairman Sada Sarvankar stated that the income had grown from ₹114 crore to ₹182 crore. Police are currently conducting an investigation into the alleged theft at the Ram Temple. Mahant Dinendra Das, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, expressed his objections to placing a picture of Ram Lalla on the temple floor, urging MPs to respect religious sentiments.
Enhanced surveillance measures have been implemented to ensure transparency and security in the donation process.
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