Ayodhya, July 13 -- Former Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi litigant Iqbal Ansari praised the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government for taking swift legal action in the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, saying those accused in the matter have been arrested and that devotees' faith in the temple remains unaffected.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Ansari hailed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he described as prompt action in the case, stating that the alleged accused are now in jail and attributing it to the government's intervention.

"Ayodhya is a city of religion; Ayodhya is the city of Lord Ram. Ayodhya respects all religions. In Ayodhya, deities of all religions reside. The ...