India, Aug. 2 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said that trustees of the famous Siddhivinayak Temple at Prabhadevi had written to deputy CM Eknath Shinde, alleging a theft of Rs.18 crore from the donation box on the lines of the Ram temple loot at Ayodhya. Trust chairperson Sada Sarvankar however refuted the allegations, saying that Raj had misinterpreted the letter.

Speaking at the 20th anniversary of his party's student wing, Raj read out the letter written by eight of the temple's 11 trustees, which included Shiv Sena members Rahul Londhe and Meena Kambli and chairperson Sarvankar. "When the frustrated youth of this country go to a temple, they find theft in temples too," he quipped.

Remarking that as per...