The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust has launched an audit in response to claims by MNS leader Raj Thackeray that ₹18 crore in donations is being siphoned off every year. Thackeray stated that a communication from the temple's trustees to CM Eknath Shinde highlighted the theft and mentioned that nine staff members had been identified. According to the letter, weekly donation collections increased by ₹1 crore following the removal of those employees.