The RSS said the theft of money from the temple’s donation boxes “has deeply hurt the sentiments and faith of the entire society and millions of Lord Ram’s devotees. We are all deeply saddened and distressed by this incident.”

Responding to a query while addressing a press conference here in the national capital on Friday. Jaiswal said that India’s stance on the treaty remains unchanged.

The ministry, headed by Ashwini Vaishnaw, will seek an explanation from the company — which also owns Facebook and WhatsApp — about the advertisements. Government officials are expected to ask Meta how it allowed its platform to host such ads and what it is doing to stem them.