Ram Temple row: Venugopal seeks SC-monitored probe

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations, demanding an immediate Supreme Court-monitored investigation into what he termed as the “Chanda Chori mega scandal”.

In his letter to Modi, Venugopal said a “fraud of this magnitude,” which involves allegations stretching into hundreds of crores, is a “monumental betrayal” of the Hindu faith, religion, and way of life.

“Lord Ram is revered as the embodiment of justice and righteousness. Allowing allegations of this nature to be buried, rather than impartially investigated, would be a profound injustice to his devotees and to the values he embodies,” the Congress general secretary in-charge organisation said.

“I am writing to you to express the deep anguish and outrage of millions of Indians regarding the shocking revelations of massive financial fraud, theft, and embezzlement of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The offerings made by ordinary citizens — who contributed their hard-earned life savings out of profound faith and reverence for Lord Ram — have been shamelessly looted, striking at the very sanctity of a place held sacred by millions,” said Venugopal.