India, Aug. 11 -- Three former IAS officers, an ex-IPS officer and four former military officers were among those interviewed on Tuesday, August 11, for the post of first full-time CEO of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with candidates facing questions about their religious practice and vision for the Ram temple, sources said.

The interviews, lasting 40 to 50 minutes each, included questions on the applicants' faith in Lord Ram and Hindu religious practices, including whether they sport a braid, wear 'janeu' (sacred thread), and are pure vegetarian or non-vegetarian, the sources said.

The candidates were also asked whether they consume liquor or are teetotallers, and whether they are "hardline Hindus" or simply believers, the...