LUCKNOW, July 14 -- Amid the ongoing controversy over alleged embezzlement in the offerings at the Ram temple in Ayodhya which overshadows the political horizons ahead of the 2027 UP assembly elections, chief minister Yogi Adityanath met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Yogi was closeted with Shah for nearly 40 minutes. No official account of the meeting was made available to the media and an official spokesman described the meeting between the two leaders as a call.

Yogi in a post on X called the meeting a call and left for Lucknow soon after. "Today, I paid a visit to the Hon'ble Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah Ji in New Delhi. Heartfelt thanks for providing your valuable time @AmitShah," the C...