{
  "id": 7761929,
  "title": "Activist Amitabh Thakur seeks disclosure of Ram Temple Trust CEO selection records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/activist-amitabh-thakur-seeks-disclosure-of-ram-temple-trust-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T10:21:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/activist-amitabh-thakur-seeks-disclosure-of-ram-temple-trust-ceo-selection-records/article71471877.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Social activist Amitabh Thakur, a former Indian Police Service officer, has called for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to release key records pertaining to the Chief Executive Officer selection process. Thakur made his request on September 16, 2026, emphasizing the importance of transparency and public confidence. The Trust had stated on September 14 that all stages of the selection process were documented.\n\nIn a letter to the Trust on the same day, Thakur specifically requested the approved list of the final 16 candidates, their interview attendance records, candidate-wise evaluation records, the relevant portion of the Search Committee's report and recommendations dated September 1, and the comparative basis for selecting the final three names. Thakur, who holds a 1992 batch IPS designation, also requested the preservation of all original records related to the selection process.",
  "summary": "In my letter to the Trust dated September 16, I specifically requested the Trust to make available the approved list of the final 16 candidates and records relating to their interview attendance, candidate-wise evaluation records, the relevant portion of the Search Committee’s report and recommendations, activist Amitabh Thakur said",
  "key_points": [
    "Social activist Amitabh Thakur demands disclosure of CEO selection records.",
    "Request made on September 16, 2026, emphasizing transparency.",
    "Trust documented all stages of selection process on September 14."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}