Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust administration over the alleged embezzlement of temple donations, calling it a "major blow to faith".

Speaking to ANI, Das questioned the integrity of those managing the affairs of the Ram Temple, alleging that the controversy involves individuals who had earlier campaigned for Lord Ram and collected funds in his name from across the country.

"The Ram Temple's theft, and that too by those who were campaigning for Lord Ram, and talking about temple construction, and those who collected funds in the name of Lord Ram from the entire country, and who were under whose supervision, they are the...