Air Marshal (retd.) Jeetendra Mishra. Photograph: Particular association.
Air Marshal (retd.) Jeetendra Mishra, who headed the Western Air Command throughout Operation Sindoor, was appointed the primary CEO of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Belief on Wednesday (September 2, 2026), officers stated.
Air Marshal (retd.) Mishra’s title was chosen from a shortlist of three candidates picked from 5,585 purposes.
Air Marshal Mishra (retd.) instructed The Hindu that he had not been knowledgeable in regards to the choice beforehand and solely discovered about it by the information.
The appointment comes within the wake of the controversy over the alleged embezzlement of temple donations that led to the arrest of eight folks and the resignation of Champat Rai as normal secretary.
The search committee was headed by retired Justice Pramod Kohli and comprised retired Lt Gen Vishnukant Chaturvedi and former scientist Suresh Haware. It submitted its last report back to Belief treasurer Govind Dev Giri on Tuesday (September 1, 2026).
Committee secretary Sameer Panda stated the panel had really helpful “three extremely certified professionals” after assessing their management, administration experience, integrity and imaginative and prescient.
(With inputs from PTI)
Revealed – September 02, 2026 05:43 pm IST
