LUCKNOW, Oct. 8 -- Looking to professionalise its media outreach following the alleged donation theft controversy, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will now appoint both a spokesperson and a media in-charge for the Ram temple, revising its earlier plan of appointing only a spokesperson. The selection is likely to be made at the Trust's meeting scheduled for December 2.

The development comes weeks after the Trust appointed Air Marshal (retired) Jeetendra Mishra its first chief executive officer.

The spokesperson is expected to be a senior, articulate face authorised to speak on policy, religious and legal matters related to the temple, while the media in-charge will handle day-to-day coordination, press releases, accreditati...