After the founder of Patanjali, Baba Ramdev made controversial remarks on the efficacy of modern medicine, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) continues to threaten the Yoga Guru as they now want to sue him for his statements.
It all started when Baba Ramdev fired 25 questions to the IMA and pharma companies over the efficacy of the Allopathic treatment, and that led to the IMA issuing a defamation notice to him. It has sent a ₹1000 crore defamation notice to Ramdev for his statements on allopathic medicine.
मैं इंडियन मेडिकल एसोसिएशन व फार्मा कंपनियों से विनम्रता के साथ सीधे 25 सवाल पूछता हूँ- pic.twitter.com/ATVKlDc9tl
— स्वामी रामदेव (@yogrishiramdev) May 24, 2021
IMA Uttarakhand sends a defamation notice of Rs 1000 cr to Yog Guru Ramdev. The notice states that if he doesn't post a video countering the statements given by him and tender a written apology within the next 15 days, then a sum of Rs 1000 crores will be demanded from him. pic.twitter.com/c7RlLInXi3
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021
The latest notice by the IMA has threatened Baba Ramdev to retract his statement and tender a written apology within the next 15 days. It has said that failing to do so, Baba Ramdev has to pay ₹1,000 crores.
Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttararanchal State Branch writes to Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat against Yog Guru Ramdev's statements against allopathic medical profession & medical profession, "hoping for a prompt and strict action" against him. pic.twitter.com/1wUdOHkOXs
— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2021
According to the IMA the claims made by Baba Ramdev have “demoralised” and “angered” the medical fraternity and have asked the state government to take ‘prompt and strict action’ against Baba Ramdev.
However, Baba Ramdev has already withdrawn his statement on the request of union health minister Harsh Vardhan. In a tweet that was written in Hindi by the health minister, Vardhan said, the Yoga guru statement on allopathic medicines was “extremely unfortunate”, and had asked him to withdraw the remark.
संपूर्ण देशवासियों के लिए #COVID19 के खिलाफ़ दिन-रात युद्धरत डॉक्टर व अन्य स्वास्थ्यकर्मी देवतुल्य हैं।
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) May 23, 2021
बाबा @yogrishiramdev जी के वक्तव्य ने कोरोना योद्धाओं का निरादर कर,देशभर की भावनाओं को गहरी ठेस पहुंचाई।
मैंने उन्हें पत्र लिखकर अपना आपत्तिजनक वक्तव्य वापस लेने को कहा है। pic.twitter.com/QBXCdaRQb1
Responding to the union minister, Ramdev in a tweet said, “”Hon’ble Minister, I have received your letter. I withdraw my statement, putting to rest the controversy over various medical practices,”.
माननीय श्री @drharshvardhan जी आपका पत्र प्राप्त हुआ,
— स्वामी रामदेव (@yogrishiramdev) May 23, 2021
उसके संदर्भ में चिकित्सा पद्दतियों के संघर्ष के इस पूरे विवाद को खेदपूर्वक विराम देते हुए मैं अपना वक्तव्य वापिस लेता हूँ और यह पत्र आपको संप्रेषित कर रहा हूं- pic.twitter.com/jEAr59VtEe
It all started when a video became viral on social media, wherein Baba Ramdev was allegedly heard saying that allopathy is a hollow practice and that many people have lost their lives due to allopathic medicines. Immediately the IMA taking strong objection had threatened to move Court if the Union Health Ministry does not take cognizance of the remarks made by Ramdev.
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