New Delhi, June 30 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the PM was silent on the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, calling it a "direct assault on the religious faith of crores of people in the country."

His remarks follow a fresh turn in the political row in the case after Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai alleged that he was arrested by the police on Tuesday while heading to offer prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya with a party delegation.

Jairam Ramesh, who is the AICC General Secretary in-charge of Communication, further alleged that the trust managing the temple was constituted without due process and kept out of the Right to Info...