Hanuman Garhi temple priest Mahant Raju Das has hit out at former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya over his controversial remarks on the Ram Temple donation 'theft' case in Ayodhya.
Eight people associated with the temple management were arrested, while nearly ₹80 lakh has been recovered from their houses during the investigation in the case.
Das challenged Maurya to make similar comments about other religions, saying 'If Swami Prasad Maurya has guts, he should comment on Islam or any other religion.'
The controversy broke out on June 7 after Samajwadi Party leader Tej Narayan 'Pawan' Pandey alleged that donations worth between ₹5 crore and ₹7.5 crore had been siphoned off from the temple's offerings.
