Claim
For about one and a half years the RSS and VHP repeatedly asked Champat Rai to build a proper system and appoint experts, but he remained adamant and refused.
“आरएसएस की तरफ से विश्व हिंदू परिषद की तरफ से करीब डेढ़ साल तक चंपत राय से बार-बार सिस्टम बनाने का कहा गया... पर वह अडमम थे।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The broader context is real and partly consistent with the claim — the trust lacked a professional management system under Champat Rai, VHP now admits possible negligence and demands a professional CEO. But the specific assertion — that RSS and VHP repeatedly urged Rai for about one and a half years to build a system and appoint experts, and that he stayed adamant and refused — is an internal-dynamics narrative not reported by any accessible primary source, wire agency, or Indian fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB). It can neither be confirmed nor refuted from available evidence as of the broadcast date.
Evidence
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/07/02/ram-temple-donation-theft-vhp-chief-admits-champat-rai-guilty-of-negligence-awaits-probe-on-him.html VHP chief Alok Kumar said Champat Rai may be 'guilty of negligence' and called for a fast-track probe and a professional CEO to run the temple's day-to-day affairs — showing a real push for professional management, but no mention of RSS/VHP asking Rai for ~1.5 years and him refusing. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/01/the-making-of-champat-rai-from-trusted-organiser-to-ayodhyas-most-controversial-figure-2 Detailed profile of Champat Rai and the donation controversy; contains no reporting that RSS/VHP repeatedly asked him for about one and a half years to build a system or appoint experts, or that he refused. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/uttar-pradesh/ram-mandir-trust-meeting-who-will-replace-champat-rai-anil-mishra-ceo-system-latest-news-hindi-1597287.html Post-resignation reports of a possible CEO/professional system (Tirupati/Vaishno Devi model) being introduced only now, indicating no such system existed under Rai — consistent context, but the specific timeline and refusal are not documented. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/politics/ram-mandir-donation-row-vhp-defends-its-v-p-temple-trust-chief-champat-rai-probe-other-trusts-too/2964711/ VHP's defense and resolution on transparency; no corroboration of a prior 1.5-year internal campaign to make Rai build a system that he rebuffed. ✓ reachable · archived