Claim
Per the trust deed, any trustee may resign but must give one month's notice.
“कोई भी ट्रस्टी इस्तीफा दे सकता है लेकिन उसे एक महीने का नोटिस देना पड़ेगा।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim, made amid the Ram Mandir donation-theft row and the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra (June 26, 2026), asserts the trust deed lets any trustee resign with one month's notice. No wire report, explainer, or fact-check corroborates a one-month notice clause. Contemporaneous reporting (IANS and others) instead describes the deed's resignation mechanism as requiring acceptance by a two-thirds majority of trust members, and the trust itself said the resignations would only be taken up at its July 6 meeting — resignation is not effective by unilateral notice. Since the deed itself is not public, absolute certainty is not possible, but the available evidence contradicts the specific provision the anchor cited, making the claim inaccurate with moderate confidence.
Evidence
- https://ianslive.in/ram-temple-trust-to-meet-on-july-6-resignations-of-champat-rai-anil-mishra-on-agenda--20260704115519 IANS wire report states that under the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust deed, resignations can only be accepted with the support of a two-thirds majority of trust members; no one-month notice provision is mentioned. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-trust-resignation-champat-rai-anil-mishra Reports the trust's bylaws make a two-thirds majority of the trustee board legally mandatory to accept any office-holder's resignation — resignation alone is not effective, contradicting the 'may resign with one month's notice' framing. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.timesnowhindi.com/india/ram-mandir-donation-theft-row-can-a-trustee-resign-at-will-know-the-legal-rules-and-resignation-process-article-154788191 Times Now Navbharat explainer notes the Ram Janmabhoomi trust deed is not publicly available, and that under Section 46 of the Indian Trusts Act a trustee cannot simply quit — resignation requires the deed's permission, beneficiaries' consent, or court approval. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/ram-janmabhoomi-trust-controversy-all-questions-explainer-3836689.html TV9 explainer on the trust's rules lists membership termination grounds (death, resignation, insolvency, etc.) but records no one-month notice requirement in the deed. ✓ reachable · archived