Ram Mandir theft demands deeper accountability — and an institutional overhaul

In a statement on July 7, the Treasurer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra said that the bureaucrats associated with the Trust and SBI officials were expected to ensure administrative oversight and flag shortcomings before the situation escalated 5 min readJul 29, 2026 05:02 PM IST First published on: Jul 29, 2026 at 05:02 PM IST We are a deeply religious people. Yet our temples are, unfortunately, often mismanaged. An average citizen goes to a temple for divine blessings, peace of mind and spiritual rejuvenation. But, in fact, it is a struggle to get a darshan of the deity, and the paramount anxiety is to reach the sanctum sanctorum and come out safely from there. Then some pandas extort a hefty fee for “facilitation”. Along the way, there are idols kept at different places where