Ayodhya, Sept. 15 -- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has rejected reports that Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra (Retd) did not appear for the interview for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), saying he participated in the selection process in Ayodhya on August 11.

The Trust said the selection process was conducted in accordance with established procedures and principles of transparency, with every stage documented.

According to a statement issued by the Trust, a search committee was constituted on July 6 to select the CEO and received 5,585 applications.

The applications were screened in multiple stages through AI-based screening and manual evaluation by experts in Delhi-NCR, Pune and Sambalpur.

A total of 16 candidates ...