Archive · 4 Aug 2026
Thackeray Accuses Siddhivinayak Temple of Rs 18 Crore Theft
Raj Thackeray, a political leader, said that every year about Rs 18 crore is stolen from a famous temple in Mumbai.
He also claimed a huge amount was taken from a temple in Ayodhya.
He used a letter from temple trustees to support his claim.
Nine workers at the Mumbai temple were arrested.
The temple’s weekly money went from less than Rs 50 lakh to about Rs 1.5 crore after the theft was discovered.
Raj Thackeray alleges Rs 18 crore stolen annually from Siddhivinayak temple.
He claims Rs 1,400 crore stolen from Ram temple in Ayodhya.
A letter from eight trustees was cited to support the claim.
Nine temple employees were arrested for the alleged theft.
Weekly donations rose from below Rs 50 lakh to about Rs 1.5 crore after the theft.
- Who
- Raj Thackeray, Sada Sarvankar, Eknath Shinde
- What
- Allegations of embezzlement of donations from Siddhivinayak and Ram temples
- When
- Sunday (date not specified)
- Where
- Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple and Ayodhya’s Ram temple
- Why
- To expose alleged theft of temple donations
- Annual theft from Siddhivinayak temple
- Rs 18 crore
- Stolen amount from Ram temple
- Rs 1,400 crore
- Employees arrested
- 9
- Weekly donations before theft
- below Rs 50 lakh
- Weekly donations after theft
- about Rs 1.5 crore
