Claim
Nirmohi Akhara mahant and Ram Mandir Trust trustee Dinendra Das said today that irregularities in the Trust began only after Gopal Rao came to Ayodhya.
“आज निर्मोही अखाड़े के महंत और राम मंदिर ट्रस्ट के ट्रस्टी दिने दास जी ने कहा कि जब से गोपाल जी अयोध्या आए हैं तब से ही ट्रस्ट में गड़बड़ियों की शुरुआत हुई।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Wire agency ANI (dated 2026-07-02, the broadcast date) and Amar Ujala (2026-07-01) both report that Mahant Dinendra Das, the Nirmohi Akhara representative and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trustee, publicly blamed Gopal Rao for the trust's troubles, saying arrangements/irregularities began after Rao came to Ayodhya and that Rao is 'playing politics' in the donation embezzlement row. The anchor's attribution of this statement to Dinendra Das is therefore accurate; the only minor imprecision is that essentially the same remarks were first reported on July 1, a day before the broadcast's 'today' framing.
Evidence
- https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/shri-ram-mandir-trust-member-mahant-dinendra-das-said-ram-mandir-s-arrangements-were-disrupted-by-gopal-rao-2026-07-01 Amar Ujala (2026-07-01) reports Ram Mandir Trust member Mahant Dinendra Das saying the temple's arrangements deteriorated after Gopal Rao's arrival and that Rao should be removed — matching the quoted statement. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ram-mandir-trust-member-mahant-dinendra-das-accuses-temple-administrator-gopal-rao-of-playing-politics-amidst-embezzlement-row20260702084638/ ANI wire report dated 2026-07-02 (broadcast day): Dinendra Das blames Gopal Rao for the donation embezzlement row, saying 'the entire fault lies with Gopal; he is playing politics.' ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/ram-mandir-donation-scam-gopal-arrival-disrupted-arrangements-trust-member-mahant-dinendra-das-big-statement-2026-07-01 Second Amar Ujala report quoting Dinendra Das that arrangements went wrong after Gopal Rao's arrival, that Rao is not a trust member yet wields influence, amid the donation-theft scandal. ✓ reachable · archived