'Truth Will Come Out': Champat Rai Says He'll Answer After SIT's Ram Mandir Final Report
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Champat Rai breaks silence on resignation, vows to answer every allegation after the SIT submits its final report on Ram Temple funds.
By Pranjal Gupta New Delhi, July 7: Champat Rai, who resigned from the post of general secretary of the Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust over allegations of fund embezzlement, on Tuesday said he would provide all the answers one by one after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submits its final report in the matter. In a handwritten letter posted on Twitter (now X), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader announced that he would observe "maun dharan" (silence) for now, saying the truth would be exposed.
Rai said he had been subjected to multiple allegations since June, when the entire controversy began unfolding over donation money at Ayodhya's iconic Ram Mandir allegedly being siphoned off. He also said that even the SIT report, which was supposed to be "top secret", was made public. "I assure all of you that I will answer all the questions raised against me point by point."
He added that his life has always been an open book.
New General Secretary Instated Temporarily
Days after he submitted his resignation, the Ram Temple Trust appointed trustee Krishna Mohan as the interim general secretary of the trust. Mohan promised to overhaul the donation system and restore the faith of devotees.
Describing the theft from the temple's donation boxes as a matter of "deep pain and embarrassment" for the trust, treasurer Govind Giri, however, said the trust unanimously appreciated Rai's contribution to the Ram temple movement and its construction despite accepting his resignation.
Defending Rai, Giri said he "is untainted in my eyes" and hailed his "life of sacrifice" for the Ram temple movement, while suggesting that his only mistake may have been placing trust in the wrong people.
The trust also dismissed the allegations of missing donated articles, stating that all 2,926 non-cash offerings received from devotees have been properly recorded in registers with date-wise entries and are subject to annual physical verification by an independent chartered accountant appointed as the internal auditor.
