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Raj Thackeray alleges donation theft at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple: ‘ ₹18 crore stolen annually’
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Raj Thackeray alleged ₹18 crore is stolen annually from Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple.
Thackeray also alleged ₹1,400 crore was stolen at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, demanding PM Narendra Modi speak on it.
The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust chairman Sada Sarvankar said nine employees were arrested in connection with the theft.
After the theft was caught, the temple's weekly earnings rose from less than ₹50 lakh to ₹1.5 crore.
The trust's income increased from ₹114 crore two years ago to ₹182 crore, according to Sarvankar.
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