Mumbai, July 5 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged that Ayodhya Ram Temple offerings theft case is part of a larger political conspiracy issue as "funds stolen from the temple were being used to facilitate defections of opposition legislators," as he led the party's state-wide 'Ram Raksha Andolan' in Mumbai.
The protest was held at the historic Vatavruksha Hanuman Temple in Dadar amid heavy rain and was attended by hundreds of party workers, office-bearers and supporters.
Despite the inclement weather, hundreds of Shiv Sainiks, party office-bearers, and supporters gathered in large numbers to participate in the 'Maha Aarti' and the collective recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa and Ram Raksha Stotra. Leading the char...