Pawan Khera Takes Swipe at PM Modi With Video of Priest Alleging Mangalsutra Theft From Ram Mandir Donations
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing a video that juxtaposes the Prime Minister's old campaign remark on mangalsutras with a religious figure's emotional allegation that donations meant for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple were stolen.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing a video that juxtaposes the Prime Minister's old campaign remark on mangalsutras with a religious figure's emotional allegation that donations meant for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple were stolen.
The Attack
Khera's post uses a split-screen video, pairing an archival clip of Modi addressing a rally with a separate clip of an elderly priest speaking emotionally about missing temple donations. Text overlaid on the video reads "Modiji had already given the hint earlier," positioning Modi's past warning about the Congress "snatching mangalsutras" against a claim that a mangalsutra donated for the temple was itself stolen. ‘Extremely Pained’: RSS Breaks Silence on Ayodhya Ram Temple Donation Theft Case (Watch Video).
The pairing is a clear jab at the Prime Minister's 2024 Lok Sabha campaign remark, in which Modi had accused the Congress of planning to redistribute Hindus' wealth, including mangalsutras, to other communities if voted to power, a claim the Congress has consistently rejected as misleading.
Pawan Khera Mocks PM Modi Over Mangalsutra Remark
मोदी जी कह रहे थे — "मंगलसूत्र चुराएंगे, मंगलसूत्र चुराएंगे।"
तब कोई नहीं माना।
देखा? करके दिखा दिया ना।
मोदी है तो मुमकिन है। pic.twitter.com/JqP3qJrEbo
— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 ಪವನ್ ಖೇರಾ (@Pawankhera) July 4, 2026
The Priest's Allegation
In the clip, the priest recounts the story of a war widow who donated her mangalsutra toward the Ram Janmabhoomi temple fund. Visibly distressed, he accuses "chanda chors," or donation thieves, of stealing the ornament, using the phrase to suggest that those collecting funds for the temple were guilty of misappropriation. 'Can Employees Alone Pull Off Such a Big Scam?': Priyanka Gandhi Demands Transparent Probe Into Ram Mandir Donation Row.
The Larger Political Context
The video lands amid the Congress's continued attempts to counter the BJP's Hindutva-linked messaging by turning religious symbolism back on the ruling party. By invoking Modi's own mangalsutra remark against claim of donation theft tied to the Ram temple, Khera's post frames the allegation as proof that the Prime Minister's earlier warning has "come true," but under circumstances linked to the BJP's own camp rather than the Congress.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 04, 2026 10:55 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
