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Sanjay Raut backs Raj Thackeray's Siddhivinayak Temple donation theft claim, trust denies allegation

The political battlefield is rife over the alleged irregularities in the Siddhivinayak Temple donation. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut backed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray's claim of donation theft in the iconic temple, accusing the alleged irregularities of having increased ever since its reins went into the hands of Shinde's people. Thackeray claimed that Rs 18 crore was being siphoned off every year at the Mumbai temple.