Claim
The deed also states that removing a trustee requires a two-thirds majority of members.
“डीड में यह भी लिखा है कि किसी ट्रस्टी को हटाने के लिए दो तिहाई सदस्यों का बहुमत होना चाहिए।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim refers to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust deed amid the July 2026 donation-theft controversy involving Champat Rai and Anil Mishra. Multiple contemporaneous mainstream reports (Amar Ujala, Dynamite News, NewsX, dated July 1-2, 2026) corroborate that the trust's deed/bylaws require a two-thirds majority of trustees to remove an office-bearer from their post or accept a resignation, matching the anchor's statement. One caveat: the deed reportedly allows removal only from a post, not expulsion from the trust itself, so 'removing a trustee' is a slight simplification; the deed text itself is not public and no dedicated fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) has examined it, which caps confidence.
Evidence
- https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/the-future-of-champat-rai-and-anil-mishra-will-be-decided-by-a-two-thirds-majority-2026-07-02 Amar Ujala (2026-07-02) reports the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust bylaws require a two-thirds majority vote of trustees to accept the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra; it also notes the deed permits removal only from a post, not termination of trusteeship. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-trust-resignation-champat-rai-anil-mishra Dynamite News, headlined 'पद से हटने के लिए चाहिए दो-तिहाई बहुमत', reports that under the trust's rules a two-thirds majority of the trustee board is legally mandatory to act on an office-bearer's exit, with voting at the July 6 trust meeting. ✓ 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/ NewsX confirms 'under the bylaws, a two thirds majority is needed to accept a resignation' and that an office-bearer 'can only be relieved of their post and responsibilities, not outright removed from the Trust itself.' ✓ reachable · archived