Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Ram Mandir Trust to Appoint Aafle as First Secretary
There's a big temple in Ayodhya that people are building.
A group that runs the temple, called the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, wants to give a new job to a man named Jagdish Aafle.
He will be the first secretary, which means he will help run the trust.
Aafle is from Maharashtra, works with a group called the RSS, and has been in charge of building the temple.
The trust is making these changes after some people said money was taken from donations, so they set up a special team to look into it.
Aafle has a college degree from IIT Bombay and has worked in other countries.
The trust will decide in a meeting on September 2, and if they agree, they will announce it.
They are also looking for someone to be the spokesperson, but no one has been chosen yet.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust plans to appoint Jagdish Aafle as its first secretary, pending approval at the September 2 executive meeting.
Aafle, a Maharashtra native and RSS affiliate, has served as the Ram temple construction project manager.
The appointment follows a trust revamp after allegations of donation embezzlement and a Special Investigation Team probe.
Interim General Secretary Krishna Mohan confirmed Aafle’s nomination, and a spokesperson selection is also underway.
Aafle holds a BTech in Electrical Engineering and an MTech from IIT Bombay and has worked internationally before returning to India.
- Who
- Jagdish Aafle, a Maharashtra native and RSS affiliate, is the proposed first secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
- What
- Appointment of Jagdish Aafle as the first secretary of the trust.
- When
- Proposal to be approved at the executive meeting on September 2.
- Where
- Ayodhya, India.
- Why
- To fill the new secretary role as part of a trust revamp after allegations of donation embezzlement and a probe by a Special Investigation Team.
- Trust
- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust
- Proposed Secretary
- Jagdish Aafle
- Approval Meeting Date
- September 2
- Location
- Ayodhya, India
- Related Investigation
- Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into donation embezzlement