What about all the anonymous persons who took these Patanjali medications purported to treat incurable illnesses?” These were the harsh words that the Supreme Court used to punish the Uttarakhand government for its inaction against the Patanjali Ayurvedic company, which is situated in Haridwar and was started by the yoga guru Ramdev and his assistant Balkrishna.
Judge Hima Kohli and Justice Amanullah’s bench rejected Ramdev and Balkrishna’s apologies and said that it will issue an order on April 16. The court’s comments included a “post office” metaphor for state authorities and a “will rip you apart” warning. This comes after the Indian Medical Association (IMA) fought against false claims made by Patanjali and Ramdev for almost three years.
The Coronil By Patanjali Launch
Just prior to the COVID-19 Delta wave, in February 2021, Ramdev introduced Patanjali’s Coronil, which he called the “first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19.”. Then-Union Health Minister and physician Harsh Vardhan was present for the launch. According to the event poster, Coronoil is recognized by the WHO’s Good Manufacturing Practices and has a certificate for pharmaceutical products. WHO made it clear, nevertheless, that it has not examined or approved any conventional medicine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19.
The WHO’s “blatant lie” about a “secret medicine” being certified in front of the Health Minister startled IMA, according to the organization. It stated that the nation “needs an explanation” from the minister.
After a few months, a video purportedly featuring Ramdev went viral, in which he declared that allopathy was a “stupid and bankrupt sign” that was “responsible for the deaths of lakhs of people.”. He indicated there was no contemporary treatment for COVID-19. In response, the IMA served Ramdev with a legal notice requesting an apology and the removal of all statements made. It urged Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Health Minister at the time, to file charges against the yoga master under the Epidemic Diseases Act. In response to criticism, Patanjali Yogpeeth stated that Ramdev was merely paraphrasing a message that had been forwarded from WhatsApp and had no animosity toward contemporary science.
Appearing in newspapers with the banner ‘Misconceptions Spread By Allopathy: Save Yourself and the Country From The Misconceptions Spread By Pharma and Medical Industry’, Patanjali was the target of a petition filed by the IMA in August 2022. The advertisement said that Patanjali medications had healed patients of asthma, diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, and arthritis.
The Penalties And Fines Imposed On Patanjali
The doctors’ group also mentioned Ramdev’s previous comments about contemporary medicine, stating that Patanjali’s attempts to make erroneous and unsubstantiated claims about curing specific ailments with Patanjali products go hand in hand with the “continuous, systematic, and unabated spread of misinformation.”
According to the Drugs and Other Magical Remedies Act, which governs the claims made about magic pills, deceptive advertising is punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine.
The Supreme Court threatened to impose high fines on Patanjali on November 21, 2023 and cautioned the company against making promises that its products could heal conditions like diabetes and hypertension entirely.
According to court documents, Patanjali’s attorney had promised that “henceforth, there shall not be any violation of any of the laws, especially relating to the advertisement and branding of products.”. “No casual statements claiming the medicinal efficacy of any system of medicine will be released to the media in any form,” he further promised the court.
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