Claim
Twenty-eight days after the theft came to light, the biggest unresolved question remains the future of the Ram Mandir trust.
“28 दिन बाद भी सबसे बड़ा सवाल यही है कि ट्रस्ट का क्या होगा?”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft scandal came to light in early June 2026 (local media reports around June 4-5; Akhilesh Yadav publicized it June 7), making 'twenty-eight days' before the July 2 broadcast approximately correct. As of the broadcast date, the trust's future was indeed unresolved: its general secretary and a trustee had resigned, show-cause notices were pending, the SIT probe had been extended, and the Supreme Court had declined urgent hearing of a CBI-probe plea. 'Biggest question' is rhetorical framing, but the factual premises — the elapsed time and the unresolved status of the trust — are supported.
Evidence
- https://www.opindia.com/2026/06/200-crore-alleged-ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-scam-from-cash-counting-to-sit-probe-all-you-need-to-know/ Timeline: the Ram Mandir donation-theft ('chadhava chori') allegations surfaced in local media in early June 2026, with Akhilesh Yadav raising them publicly on June 7 — consistent with roughly 28 days before the July 2 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/29/stealing-from-the-gods-indias-ram-temple-hit-by-corruption-scandal Confirms the corruption scandal at the Ram Temple broke in June 2026 after whistleblower Mahipal Singh, a former accounts supervisor, exposed irregularities in trust-managed donations. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/ayodhya-ram-mandir-trust-leadership-resignations-legal-probe-crisis-2026-06-29-130380 As of June 29, 2026, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust faced a 'massive shake-up': General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra resigned, with temple manager Gopal Rao also expected to exit — the trust's future was genuinely unresolved. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/ram-mandir-offering-theft-trust-to-issue-show-cause-notice-to-champat-rai-and-anil-2026-07-02 On the broadcast date (July 2, 2026), the trust was still deciding action via show-cause notices to Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, confirming the trust's fate remained an open question. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-temple-fund-theft-sit-gets-15-day-extension-4058636 The SIT probe into the temple fund theft was extended by 15 days around July 1, 2026, meaning no final findings or resolution existed at broadcast time. ✓ reachable · archived