Recently, yoga guru Baba Ramdev called allopathy a ‘stupid science’. Yes, he got a lot of flak on social media for saying all this. Later, the Indian Medical Association sent a legal notice to Baba Ramdev over his alleged statements and defaming scientific medicines.
However, now Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust has refuted allegations that the yoga guru has misled people by making “unlearned” statements against allopathy and defamed scientific medicine.
According to them, Ramdev was reading out a Whatsapp message in the video that has gone viral on social media. They issued a statement saying, “It is clarified that the truncated version of the video is totally out of context of what is sought to be conveyed by Swami jee.”
Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust said, “He was reading out a forwarded WhatsApp message received by him and various other members who were participating in the event.”
It further said, “Ramdev has utmost regards for doctors and support staff who have been working day and night during such a challenging time of the pandemic.”
The IMA demanded, “Union Health Minister either accept the accusation and dissolve modern medical facility or prosecute him and book him under Epidemic Diseases Act.”
It also said, “IMA brings to the notice of our Hon. Health minister, a video circulating in social media portraying, the celebrated Yoga Guruji saying that ‘modern allopathy ek aisi stupid aur diwaliya science hai’ (modern allopathy is a stupid and failed science).”
Not only this, the Delhi Medical Association has also lodged a police complaint against Ramdev. An officer said, “We have received the complaint and enquiry is being conducted.”
