India’s ruling party risks being sucked into Uttar Pradesh temple donation probe row

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An investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has implicated figures linked to India's ruling party, threatening to damage Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship project. Several officials resigned and arrests have been made amid embezzlement allegations.

An investigation into alleged financial irregularities at a Hindu temple closely associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is threatening to tarnish one of his party’s signature projects. Two office bearers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have resigned, while police arrested eight officials of the trust managing the site after allegations of embezzlement surfaced earlier this month, a person familiar with the matter said, who asked not to be identified because the investigation was...