Claim
Pramod Krishnam, a Hindu scholar who is now with the BJP, is demanding a CBI inquiry into the Ram Mandir donation theft, which is not the BJP's official line.
“प्रमोद कृष्णन लेडीज एंड जेंटलमैन हिंदू स्कॉलर... हु इज़ नाउ विथ द बीजेपी सेस आई वांट अ सीबीआई इंक्वायरी। नाउ दैट्स नॉट रियली द बीजेपी लाइन।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The substantive assertions are accurate: Pramod Krishnam is a Hindu scholar (Acharya, Kalki Dham head) who publicly demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft on 28 June 2026, and a CBI probe was not the BJP government's line — the UP BJP government pursued an SIT/police investigation while CBI demands came via an opposition (RJD) Supreme Court PIL. The only imprecision is 'now with the BJP': Krishnam was expelled from Congress and is a prominent BJP/Modi-aligned figure but never formally joined the party (he himself said he had 'joined the PM' rather than the BJP). Because the central, checkable claims hold and the party descriptor reflects his widely-reported alignment, the verdict is accurate, with confidence reduced by the membership overstatement.
Evidence
- https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/cbi-must-probe-ram-mandir-donation-embezzlement-case-acharya-pramod-krishnam20260628102316/ ANI, dated 28 June 2026 (day before broadcast): Acharya Pramod Krishnam explicitly demands a CBI probe into the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement, saying a high-level agency must investigate to preserve devotees' trust — confirming the core claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/07/02/ram-temple-donation-scam-cbi-probe.html The Week: the UP (BJP) government's actual response was an SIT/police probe; a CBI handover was only under discussion and would require state consent or a court order, showing a CBI inquiry was not the BJP's operative/official line at broadcast time. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.livelaw.in/amp/top-stories/ram-mandir-donation-theft-rjd-mp-moves-supreme-court-seeking-audit-of-ayodhya-trust-finances-cbi-probe-539882 LiveLaw: CBI-probe demands were being driven via a Supreme Court PIL by an opposition (RJD) MP, not the BJP — corroborating that a CBI probe was outside the ruling-party position. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.patrika.com/sambhal-news/acharya-pramod-krishnam-did-not-join-bjp-pm-modi-praised-him-in-kalki-dham-temple-8733785 Patrika: Krishnam (a Hindu religious scholar/Acharya, head of Kalki Dham) was expelled from Congress and is closely aligned with PM Modi/BJP but did NOT formally join the BJP — making Arnab's 'now with the BJP' an alignment shorthand rather than a literal membership fact. ✓ reachable · archived