Saloni Subha ( Intern Journalist ) The Chief of the Ram temple trust, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das (80), tested positive for Coronavirus disease on Thursday. He has been shifted to the Medanta Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Gurgaon, said, officials.

On August 5, Das had attended the Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. He had also shared the stage with prime minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Up governor, and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat.

He is also a former president of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Nyas, was at the Sri Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura till 1.30 am. The priest was taken to Gurgaon Hospital on instructions of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

On Thursday morning, he was not feeling well. He was suffering from breathlessness and a fever following which DM Mishra and Dr. Sanjeev Yadav, Chief medical officer ( CMO ), Mathura, reached the shrine to attend him.

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