NEW DELHI: Reminding yoga guru Baba Ramdev that while he is welcome to have followers, he should not be misleading the public, the Delhi high court said “nobody should be misled against allopathy”. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, who was on Wednesday hearing a lawsuit against Ramdev by several doctors’ associations for allegedly spreading misinformation concerning the use of Patanjali’s Coronil for Covid-19, said that his concern was also to save the reputation of Ayurveda, which is an ancient system of medicine. Times ViewYoga teacher and entrepreneur Baba Ramdev is a hugely popular figure. But with popularity also comes added responsibility to choose one’s words with caution and care. Promoting one form of medicine is fine. But illogically panning another is not okay. The HC is right in its observation.“From the very beginning, my concern is only one. You are welcome to have your followers. You are welcome to have your disciples. You are welcome to have people who will believe whatever you say. But, please, do not mislead the public at large by saying more than what is official,” the judge remarked. The doctors’ associations had moved the HC last year, alleging that Ramdev was misleading and misrepresenting to the public that allopathy was responsible for the deaths of several people in Covid while claiming that Coronil was a cure. The HC had earlier granted time to Ramdev to come up with an acceptable clarification on the use of Coronil.
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