Lucknow, July 13 -- Ram temple construction committee chairman Nripendra Misra on Sunday stated that the responsibilities and powers of the first-ever chief executive officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will be determined by the temple trust.

There will be no government interference in the functioning of the trust or its CEO (who is yet to be appointed), he said.

"The CEO's primary responsibility will be to uphold the faith of the devotees in the trust," Misra, who is in Ayodhya to review Ram temple construction work, said to reporters.

"Apart from streamlining the trust's working, the CEO will also oversee its financial matters," he added.

""In a way, the CEO will work as an assistant of the trust, without ...