Rush Hour: RSS warns against Ram temple ‘conspiracies’, TN MLA held for remarks about CM and more

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh urged Hindus to “thwart the conspiracies of anti-Hindu and anti-national forces”, who it claimed were trying to exploit the case about the alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The general secretary of the Hindutva organisation, Dattatreya Hosabale, said the alleged thefts from the donation boxes at the temple had “deeply hurt the sentiments and faith of the entire society and Ram devotees”.

He added that said the RSS expects the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the temple, to treat the matter as an extraordinary one and “take effective steps to rectify all shortcomings in temple management and operations”.

This was the first public response of the RSS, the parent organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party, since allegations emerged. Read on.

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