Fatehpur Jail Superintendent Mohammad Akram Khan had sent 1,100 saffron bags printed with Ram Mandir on them, and completely hand-made by the prisoners, to the temple trust
The Shankaracharya of the north peeth, Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, has called for the removal of Champat Rai from the Sri Ramjanmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust as he is not a Ramanandi.