Swami Ramdev
DMA challenges Ramdev's plea against FIRs in SC, calls him bizman clad as 'yoga guru'
DMA has called Ramdev a "businessman clad as a ‘yog guru'" and claimed that he does not have any degree or licence to practice Ayurveda and prescribe medicines. The medical body contended that Ramdev has insulted allopathy and "instigated" people to disregard Covid vaccines and treatment protocols.
SC asks Ramdev for his original video, statement on allopathy
Ramdev has filed a plea in the top court seeking a direction to club all the FIRs against him in connection with his statement against allopathy. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Ramdev, argued before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana that his client has nothing against doctors, and he is entitled to have his views on allopathy.
Ramdev moves SC against multiple FIRs over allopathy comments
In the plea, Ramdev sought transfer of FIRs lodged against by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Patna and Raipur to Delhi. He has been booked under Sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to aa infection of disease dangerous to life), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the IPC and other provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Is allopathic profession so fragile, asks Delhi HC; issues summons to Ramdev
Justice C. Hari Shankar said: "If I feel some science is fake... Tomorrow I will feel homeopathy is fake. Do you mean they will file a suit against me? I put in on Twitter. You will say take down the Twitter account." The court emphasised that it is public opinion and has to be tested on the touchstone of free speech. "I do not think your allopathic profession is so fragile," the court told the DMA's counsel Rajiv Dutta.
Baba Ramdev dares ‘medical mafia’ to open front against Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan
The clip shows Aamir Khan talking to a guest on his show Satyamev Jayate, named Dr Samit Sharma who was describing the repercussions and mismanagement of the medical system in the markets. Sharing the clip on Twitter, Ramdev challenged the “medical mafias” to sue and open front against Aamir Khan for the episode.
As Ramdev courts controversy, Patanjaji's dairy biz head dies of Covid
Ramdev had sparked an uproar after purportedly calling allopathy a "stupid science". This has led the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to demand that the Union Health Ministry take action against him, but Patanjali denied the allegations against him, saying that he was only reading a "forwarded WhatsApp message".
‘If allopathy works, why do doctors fall ill?’: Swami Ramdev hits back at IMA, asks 25 questions
In an open letter, Baba Ramdev posed 25 questions to the IMA doctors, asking if allopathy offered any permanent solution for problems like hypertension and diabetes. This open letter posted on Twitter further asked if allopathy offered relief from hypertension and type-1 and 2 diabetes. “Does the pharma industry have permanent treatment for thyroid, arthritis, colitis and asthma?”
Withdraw remarks on allopathy, Harsh Vardhan tells Ramdev
In a letter to Ramdev, Harsh Vardhan said: "The statement disrespects the corona warriors and hurt the sentiments of the country. Your statement on allopathy can break the morale of healthcare workers and weaken our fight against Covid-19. " Allopathic medicines have saved lives of crores of people and comments that it is responsible for death of lakhs is extremely unfortunate, he added.
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