Uddhav launches agitation against BJP over embezzlement of Ram Temple donations
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has launched his “Ram Raksha” agitation over the donation embezzlement at the Ayodhya Ram temple and launched a sharp attack on the ruling BJP, saying those “looting Hindus are in power.”
According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing a rally outside the Hanuman temple in Dadar in central Mumbai, where he recited “Hanuman Stotra” and “Hanuman Chalisa”, Thackeray demanded an impartial probe into the matter.
“If anyone loots a temple by misusing Hindutva, then Hindus will not spare them,” he said. Wearing a saffron kurta, the Sena (UBT) chief said, “It is unfortunate that those looting Hindus are in power. A robber cannot be asked to probe his robbery. It has to be done impartially.”Thackeray claimed he was worried about what would happen in Kashi and Mathura, referring to the slogan “Ayodhya toh jhanki hai, Kashi, Mathura abhi baaki hain (Ayodhya was a trailer, and Kashi and Mathura are yet to come).”
“We are fierce, innocent, nation-loving Hindus, but not fools,” he said. He added that Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray awakened Hindus, but “they are being hypnotised today.”The alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations came to light on June 7. Later, an FIR was registered on June 25 following a preliminary report by the Special Investigation Team constituted by the UP government.
Eight persons associated with the temple’s donation and counting process have been arrested in the case, and the investigation is continuing.
