New Delhi, July 8 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday said that it is incumbent upon the government to ensure "greater transparency" in misappropriation allegations involving the Ram Mandir.

Karti Chidambaram demanded that the Centre "come clean" regarding the alleged irregularities in the Ram Temple trust.

"The government must come clean because the members of the trust were handpicked by the government. For the government to now distance itself from the trust is not acceptable," he said.

Speaking on the issue, Chidambaram said, "There should be greater transparency regarding the misappropriation allegations involving the Ram Mandir, as this concerns donations made by ordinary citizens. It's incumbent upon the government to ...