After Opposition targeted BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra over the alleged donation theft at Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde alleged that donation boxes at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple were looted during Uddhav Thackeray's regime (2019-2022). Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aadesh Bandekar, a former temple trust chairman, said, "If I'm found guilty, hang me in front of the temple."