Claim
The Trust is not accepting the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust deed is being cited as the reason.
“चंपत राय और अनिल मिश्रा का इस्तीफा स्वीकार ही नहीं कर रहा है। और इसकी वजह श्री राम जन्मभूमि ट्रस्ट की इस डीड को बताया जा रहा है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Champat Rai and Anil Mishra submitted resignations on June 26-27, 2026 over the Ram Mandir donation-theft case. As of the July 2 broadcast, the Trust had not accepted them: it stated it had merely received the resignations and deferred the decision to a trustee meeting (reported for July 6/11), because the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust deed/bylaws require a two-thirds majority of trustees to accept an office-bearer's resignation and provide that members remain lifetime trustees. This matches the anchor's claim that the Trust was not accepting the resignations and that the trust deed was being cited as the reason. Confidence is slightly reduced because no dedicated fact-check (AltNews/BOOM/Factly/Newschecker/PIB) addressed this specific claim, and one outlet's headline loosely said the Trust 'accepts' the resignation while its body said only 'received'.
Evidence
- https://www.uptak.in/amp/apna-up/story/champat-rai-resigns-as-general-secretary-trust-says-trust-will-consider-next-meeting-may-see-major-decision-3267267-2026-06-27 Champat Rai resigned as General Secretary on June 26-27, 2026; the Trust said it had only 'received' the resignation and would 'consider' it at its next meeting — i.e., not accepted as of the broadcast date. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-trust-resignation-champat-rai-anil-mishra Reports that under the Trust's deed/bylaws a resignation cannot simply be accepted — a two-thirds majority of the trustee board is legally required — which is the deed-based reason cited for the resignations remaining pending. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.newsx.com/india/ram-mandir-donation-theft-case-champat-rais-fate-to-be-decided-after-july-6-meet-by-ram-janmabhoomi-trust-243592/ Confirms that as of early July 2026 the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra had not been accepted; the remaining 12 trustees were to vote at a July meeting, with a two-thirds majority required. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://kiddaan.com/champat-rai-ram-mandir-trust-member-after-resignation/ Explains the trust deed makes both men lifetime members — office-bearers can only be relieved of posts, not removed from the Trust — reinforcing that the deed constrains how resignations are handled. ✓ reachable · archived