{"id":7759,"date":"2026-08-02T03:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:49:04","slug":"rs-18cr-stolen-every-year-raj-thackeray-alleges-siddhivinayak-temple-donation-scam-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7759","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rs 18cr stolen every year&#8217;: Raj Thackeray alleges Siddhivinayak temple donation scam | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132800111,imgsize-879735,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ani.jpg\" alt=\"'Rs 18cr stolen every year': Raj Thackeray alleges Siddhivinayak temple donation scam\" title=\"Raj Thackeray alleges donation theft at Siddhivinayak\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Raj Thackeray alleges donation theft at Siddhivinayak\">Raj Thackeray alleges donation theft at Siddhivinayak<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/maharashtra-navnirman-sena\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maharashtra Navnirman Sena<\/a> (MNS) chief <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/raj-thackeray\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raj Thackeray<\/a> on Saturday alleged that donations worth Rs 18 crore were being siphoned off annually at Mumbai&#8217;s Siddhivinayak Temple and claimed that Rs 1,400 crore had been stolen at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>&#8220;Every year, Rs 18 crore was being stolen,&#8221; Thackeray said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Speaking at a programme organised by the MNS&#8217;s student wing on Saturday, Raj Thackeray alleged that employees at Mumbai&#8217;s Siddhivinayak Temple had siphoned off donations from the temple&#8217;s collection boxes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Citing a letter purportedly written by eight temple trustees to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, he said the alleged theft came to light due to the trustees&#8217; vigilance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Thackeray claimed that the temple&#8217;s weekly donation collection was below Rs 50 lakh before the alleged theft was uncovered, but increased to around Rs 1.5 crore after those involved were caught.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Sada Sarvankar, chairman of the Siddhivinayak Temple Trust and a leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, said that nine temple employees had been arrested in connection with the alleged theft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;We have filed cases wherever required,&#8221; Sarvankar was quoted as saying by PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Sarvankar attributed the rise in donations to measures taken by the temple trust, saying its annual income had increased from Rs 114 crore two years ago to Rs 182 crore.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/rs-18cr-stolen-every-year-raj-thackeray-alleges-siddhivinayak-temple-donation-scam\/articleshow\/132800095.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raj Thackeray alleges donation theft at Siddhivinayak Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday alleged that donations worth Rs 18 crore were being siphoned off annually at Mumbai&#8217;s Siddhivinayak Temple and claimed that Rs 1,400 crore had been stolen at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.&#8220;Every year, Rs 18 crore was being stolen,&#8221; 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