‘Over 5,200 applications’: Ram Temple trust defers CEO selection by a month

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has deferred the appointment of its first CEO due to a large number of applications and appointed an interim secretary. The trust also reconstituted a panel for religious affairs and reviewed administrative and financial issues, including allegations of donation theft. The Uttar Pradesh government's SIT is investigating the theft, and the trust is cooperating, reviewing its financial SOPs with the State Bank of India.