Claim
Days after it was announced that Champat Rai had tendered his resignation, the temple trust told the channel today that he continues to remain in charge.
“डेज आफ्टर द वर्ल्ड वाज़ टोल्ड दैट चंपत राय हैड टेंडर्ड हिस रेजिग्नेशन, टेंपल ट्रस्ट हैज़ टुडे टोल्ड अस दैट ही कंटिन्यूस टू रिमेन इन चार्ज।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim's timeline and substance check out. Champat Rai tendered his resignation on June 26, 2026 amid the Ram temple donation-theft investigation, but under the trust's process formal acceptance required a trustees' vote scheduled for July 6 — after the July 1 broadcast. Independent reporting from June 30 confirms the resignation was still pending and Rai formally remained in his post, and Times Now's own investigation reported he continued to run operations. The only unverifiable element is the specific assertion that the trust communicated this to the channel 'today,' but it aligns with the documented situation. Note that one June 27 report framed the trust as having 'accepted' the resignation, but that referred to confirming receipt; the decisive trustee vote remained pending, so 'continues to remain in charge' was correct as of the broadcast date.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/champat-rai-anil-mishra-resign-from-ram-temple-trust-after-8-arrested-in-donation-theft-case-2026-06-26-1046207 Champat Rai tendered his resignation as general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on June 26, 2026, amid the donation-theft case — 'days before' the July 1 broadcast, matching the claim's timeline. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://english.bombaysamachar.com/india-news/ram-temple-trust-advances-meeting-to-july-6-as-champat-rais-fate-hangs-in-balance/ Article dated June 30, 2026 confirms the resignation had NOT been formally accepted; the trust advanced a trustees' meeting to July 6 to decide his fate, meaning he formally remained in his post as of the July 1 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/inside-champat-rai-s-guest-house-times-now-sting-exposes-how-babuji-runs-the-ram-temple-donation-network-from-the-shadows/ar-AA2743HR Times Now's own reporting stated that despite offering his resignation, Rai remained actively in charge, running operations and holding internal meetings alongside aide Anil Mishra — consistent with the on-air claim that the trust told the channel he continues in charge. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://kiddaan.com/champat-rai-ram-mandir-trust-member-after-resignation/ Reports the remaining trustees were to vote on July 6 with a two-thirds majority needed to approve the resignation, and that Rai would remain a lifetime trust member regardless. ✓ reachable · archived