Lucknow, 7 June. Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday made a serious allegation that crores of rupees in donations given for the Ram temple in Ayodhya have gone missing.
In a post on ‘X’, Akhilesh, citing media reports, described the issue as a matter of deep concern for devotees of Lord Ram across the world. He said that the incident of alleged disappearance of offerings in the temple is shameful for the temple trust and raised the question as to why no one has given any clarification regarding this. The SP chief also demanded the judiciary to take suo motu cognizance of this matter and said that this matter is directly related to the faith of lakhs of devotees. He also questioned the government’s silence on this issue.
This is a very sensitive news for the worshipers of Lord Ram all over the world that crores of rupees worth of offerings to ‘Ram Temple’ have been found missing.
This is a very shameful situation for the temple trust. No one wants to come forward to give clarification.
There is a demand for the court to take suo motu cognizance…
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) June 7, 2026
Akhilesh has said these things amid discussions on the financial matters of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the financial data available, the trust recorded an income of around Rs 220.81 crore during the financial year 2025-26.
A large part of the earnings came from donations and offerings from devotees.
According to the report, the highest contribution came from Ram Lalla’s charity boxes, in which Rs 54.79 crore were deposited between April 2025 and February 2026. Rs 18.88 crore were received from donation counters and Rs 8.33 crore were received from online donations. Foreign contribution through FCRA stood at Rs 78 lakh.
Apart from donations, the trust earned about Rs 138 crore as interest on bank deposits, taking its total income to more than Rs 220 crore. There was no immediate official response from the temple trust on Akhilesh’s allegations.
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