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{{short description|Indian | {{short description|Indian yoga teacher and businessman}} | ||
{{about|the yoga teacher and cofounder of [[Patanjali Ayurved]]|the Hindu | {{about|the yoga teacher and cofounder of [[Patanjali Ayurved]]|the Hindu deity|Ramdev Pir}} | ||
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| alt = Baba Ramdev | | alt = Baba Ramdev | ||
| birth_place = [[Mahendragarh, Haryana]], India | | birth_place = [[Mahendragarh, Haryana]], India | ||
| birth_name = Ram Kisan Yadav{{Efn|The first name has been spelled Ram Kisan,<ref name=" | | birth_name = Ram Kisan Yadav{{Efn|The first name has been spelled Ram Kisan,<ref name="byogi"/> Ramkishen,<ref>{{cite news |title=As good as a Ramdev stretch |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/as-good-as-a-ramdev-stretch/cid/1511089 |access-date=26 May 2020 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |date=April 14, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> or Ramkrishna<ref name="Thomas_Lee">{{cite book |editor1-last=Thomas |editor1-first=Pradip Ninan |editor2-last=Lee |editor2-first=Philip |title=Global and Local Televangelism |date=July 30, 2012 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-137-26481-7 |page=150 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edg0TY0wF0cC&pg=PA150 |access-date=26 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> by various outlets.|group=note|name=name}} | ||
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}} | | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}} | ||
| founder = [[Patanjali Ayurved]]<br />[[Patanjali Yogpeeth]]<br />[[Bharat Swabhiman Trust]] | | founder = [[Patanjali Ayurved]]<br />[[Patanjali Yogpeeth]]<br />[[Bharat Swabhiman Trust]] | ||
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'''Swami Ramdev'''{{efn|'''[[Swami]]''' is a title used in India for a [[Hindu]] religious teacher.<ref>{{Lexico|swami}}</ref> But here the word Swami is also a part of the subject's legal name.<ref name="INDLHC">{{Cite web|title=Swami Ramdev vs Juggernaut Books Pvt Ltd & Ors on 29 September, 2018|url=https://indiankanoon.org/docfragment/112277185/?formInput=CCJ}}</ref> }} (born '''Ram Kisan Yadav'''{{efn|The first name has been spelled Ram Kisan,<ref>{{Cite | '''Swami Ramdev'''{{efn|'''[[Swami]]''' is a title used in India for a [[Hindu]] religious teacher.<ref>{{Lexico|swami}}</ref> But here the word Swami is also a part of the subject's legal name.<ref name="INDLHC">{{Cite web|title=Swami Ramdev vs Juggernaut Books Pvt Ltd & Ors on 29 September, 2018|url=https://indiankanoon.org/docfragment/112277185/?formInput=CCJ}}</ref> }} (born '''Ram Kisan Yadav'''{{efn|The first name has been spelled Ram Kisan,<ref name="byogi"/> Ramkishen,<ref>{{Cite web|title=As good as a Ramdev stretch|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/as-good-as-a-ramdev-stretch/cid/1511089|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> or Ramkrishna<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Thomas|first1=P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edg0TY0wF0cC&pg=PA150|title=Global and Local Televangelism|last2=Lee|first2=P.|date=2012-07-30|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-137-26481-7|language=en}}</ref> by various outlets.}} in 1965), also known among followers as '''Baba Ramdev'''{{efn|[[Baba (honorific)|Baba]], {{lit|father}}, is a respectful form of address for an older or holy man in India.<ref>{{Lexico|baba}}</ref>}} ({{audio|Baba Ramdev.ogg|pronunciation}}), is an Indian [[Modern yoga gurus|yoga guru]],<ref name="Narain 2017">{{Cite news |last=Narain |first=Priyanka Pathak |date=31 July 2017 |title=How Baba Ramdev became the Guru of Yoga Programming on Indian TV |work=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/how-baba-ramdev-became-the-guru-of-yoga-programming-on-indian-tv-3877317.html|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> businessman<ref>{{Cite web|title=HT Editorial: Not Ayurveda vs allopathy|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/not-ayurveda-vs-allopathy-101621927390316.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Hindustan Times|date=25 May 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref name="byogi"/> and [[brand ambassador]] of [[Patanjali Ayurved]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Patanjali-to-start-working-with-celebrities-as-brand-ambassadors-for-first-time |url=https://in.fashionnetwork.com/news/Patanjali-to-start-working-with-celebrities-as-brand-ambassadors-for-first-time,1320759.html#:~:text=To%20date%2C%20Baba%20Ramdev%20has,and%20even%20on%20certain%20packaging.}}</ref> Ramdev is primarily known for popularising [[Yoga]] and [[Ayurveda]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baba Ramdev: Who is he?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/baba-ramdev-who-is-he-113232-2012-08-14|date=14 August 2012|publisher=IndiaToday.in}}</ref><ref name="byogi"/> Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002, broadcasting his yoga classes on various TV channels.<ref name="byogi" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Limaye |first=Yogita |date=21 December 2015 |title=The yoga guru turned company boss |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35097567}}</ref> He co-founded the [[Patanjali Ayurved]] Ltd. with his colleague [[Balkrishna]]. In 2010, he announced to form a political party for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 General Election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polgreen |first=Lydia |date=April 19, 2010 |title=Baba Ramdev on politics: We must have a total revolution |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-ramdev-on-politics-we-must-have-a-total-revolution-415717 |website=NDTV}}</ref> However, he has more recently become a vocal supporter of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] or BJP.<ref name="byogi" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bhatia |first1=Rahul |last2=Lasseter |first2=Tom |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Modi's Yogi |language=en |work=Reuters |editor-last=McBride |editor-first=Janet |editor-last2=Hirschberg |editor-first2=Peter |url=http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/india-modi-ramdev/ |access-date=2022-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-24 |title=Politics and religion: As BJP government rises, so does yoga tycoon Baba Ramdev |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/politics-and-religion-as-bjp-government-rises-so-does-yoga-tycoon-baba-ramdev/story-v5k2qSB8CA83kD2IGh4yHP.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Hindustan Times |publisher=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | |||
Ram Kisan Yadav was born between 1965 – 1975<ref name="epicstory_2017">{{Cite news |last=Pathak-Narain |first=Priyanka |date=2017-07-28 |title=The yogi and his epic story |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/the-yogi-and-his-epic-story/article19377742.ece |access-date=2022-05-31 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="Oxford_2014" /> in the village of Said Alipur.<ref name="wire" /> His parents, Ramniwas Yadav and Gulabo Devi,<ref>{{citation |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-IDP-who-is-baba-ramdev-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-yoga-guru-2158058.html |title=Baba Ramdev |work=[[Daily Bhaskar]] |date=3 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 11, 2011 |title=The rise and rise of Baba Ramdev |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/the-rise-and-rise-of-baba-ramdev/1/141217.html |access-date=26 March 2017 |website=India Today |publisher=Living Media India Limited}}</ref> were poor illiterate farmers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Foy |first=Henry |date=2011-06-02 |title=Factbox - Swami Ramdev, India's most popular yoga guru |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-57452920110602 |access-date=2022-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Garia |first=Nikita |date=2011-06-01 |title=The Rise of Baba Ramdev |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-IRTB-11608 |access-date=2022-05-30 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> He has three siblings, an older brother,<ref name="epicstory_2017" /> a younger brother,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last1=Vijayaraghavan |first1=Kala |last2=Malviya |first2=Sagar |date=May 6, 2016 |title=Ram Bharat: Meet Baba Ramdev's low-profile younger brother who handles Patanjali's day-to-day operations |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/ram-bharat-meet-baba-ramdevs-low-profile-younger-brother-who-handles-patanjalis-day-to-day-operations/articleshow/52137413.cms |access-date=2022-05-30}}</ref> and a younger sister.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Dubey |first=Jyotindra |date=2020-09-17 |title=Ramdev's low-key brother emerges from the shadows with Ruchi Soya |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/bs-reads-ramdev-s-low-key-brother-emerges-from-the-shadows-with-ruchi-soya-120091700292_1.html |access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref> The left side of his face was partly paralysed since at least a few months after his birth, perhaps owing to a congenital disability or a childhood illness. The condition prompts his left eye to squint and wink involuntarily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/making-of-brand-baba/story-C8fWFh0bKDIhmtRcgsoIfI.html|title=Making of brand Baba|author1=Varghese K George|author2=Charu Sudan Kasturi|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=12 June 2011|accessdate=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="byogi">{{cite news|date=26 July 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/magazine/the-billionaire-yogi-behind-modis-rise.html|title=The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi's Rise|author=Robert F. Worth|accessdate=11 June 2021}}</ref> | |||
Yadav initially attended a government school at [[Shahzadpur, Haryana|Shahzadpur]]<ref name="Sehgal_2015">{{Cite web |last=Sehgal |first=Manjeet |date=June 22, 2015 |title=Haryana school that made Baba Ramdev a yoga guru |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/yoga-guru-baba-ramdev-arsh-gurukul-mahavidyalaya-258848-2015-06-22 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> where he completed his eighth standard.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Ummed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgEvEAAAQBAJ |title=Boon of Yoga: Benefits of Indian Yoga Exercise |date=2021-05-14 |publisher=BookRix |isbn=978-3-7487-8263-6 |language=en}}</ref> Much of his education was within the tradition of [[Arya Samaj]], a Vedic reform organisation.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hef5DwAAQBAJ |title=Routledge handbook of yoga and meditation studies |publisher=Taylor and Francis Group |others=Suzanne Newcombe, Karen O'Brien-Kop |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-351-05075-3 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |oclc=1192307672 |quote=Originating from an Arya-Samaj schooling background, Ramdev gained national fame in the 2000s . . .}}</ref> At a young age, he was influenced by [[Satyarth Prakash]], a Hindi book written in 1875 by [[Dayananda Saraswati|Dayanand Saraswati]], a religious and social reformer who founded the monotheistic Arya Samaj movement.<ref name="gurukul_2017">{{Cite news |date=April 30, 2017 |title=When Baba Ramdev quit school, fled home and joined gurukul |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/when-baba-ramdev-quit-school-fled-home-and-joined-gurukul/articleshow/58442972.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-05-30}}</ref> He left the government school system and rejected being taught in English with colonial curriculum set under Thomas Babington [[Macaulayism|Macaulay]] (1800–59).<ref name="gurukul_2017" /> He pursued further study in the [[Gurukula]] system,<ref name="gurukul_2017" /> in traditional educational institutes with instruction based on Vedic principles, studying Indian [[scripture]], [[Yoga]] and [[Sanskrit]] in various gurukul schools.<ref name="Sehgal_2015" /> | |||
= | Yadav attended Arsh Gurukul Mahavidyalaya from 1984 until 1989, followed by study at Kalwa Gurukul.<ref name="Sehgal_2015" /> At Kalwa, he studied with Acharya Baldevji, an Arya Samaj chief, and first met [[Balkrishna]] as a fellow student.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Deo |first=Sandeep |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zL5ADwAAQBAJ |title=Yoga Guru to Swadeshi Warrior: The True Story of Baba Ramdev |date=2017-12-18 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-93-86643-26-1 |language=en}}</ref> While living in Kalwa Arsh Gurukul in [[Jind district]], Haryana, he offered free yoga training to villagers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deshvidesh.com/issues/desh1509/Swami_Ramdev_Baba.html |title=Baba Ramdev Offered Free Yoga Training in Kalva gurukul |website=deshvidesh.com |date=1 September 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703042257/http://www.deshvidesh.com/issues/desh1509/Swami_Ramdev_Baba.html|archivedate=3 July 2013}}</ref> Having completed his studies in 1992, Yadav gravitated to Kripalu Bagh Ashram to work with Swami Shankardevi Maharaj.<ref name="Oxford_2014">{{Cite book |last=Sarbacker |first=Stuart Ray |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cyOAQAAQBAJ |title=Gurus of Modern Yoga |date=2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press USA |isbn=978-0-19-993872-8 |editor-last=Singleton |editor-first=Mark |language=en |chapter=Swami Ramdev: Modern Yoga Revolutionary |editor-last2=Goldberg |editor-first2=Ellen}}</ref> At Kripalu Bagh Ashram, he encountered and learned yoga from Acharya Karamveer,<ref name="Oxford_2014" /> also an Arya Samaj.<ref name="wire" /> Yadav took vows of renunciation, adopted ''[[sannyasa]],'' and took the name Ramdev''.''<ref name="ndtv">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/who-is-baba-ramdev-109946 |date=15 November 2011 |title=Who is Baba Ramdev? |publisher=NDTV |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419113020/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/who-is-baba-ramdev-109946 |archive-date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Oxford_2014" /> | ||
He spent time in the Himalayas, near Gangotri, in search of [[moksha]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} | |||
Ramdev and Karamveer held yoga camps throughout India and made [[chawanprash]] for sale by bicycle in Haridwar.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Pathak-Narain |first=Priyanka |date=July 30, 2017 |title='Tragedy follows him everywhere:' What I discovered while writing my book about Ramdev |url=https://scroll.in/article/845274/tragedy-follows-him-everywhere-what-i-discovered-while-writing-my-book-about-ramdev |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
On 5 January 1995,<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Gandhi |first=A. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=POsFEAAAQBAJ |title=The Rise and Rise of Baba Ramdev and Patanjali |date=2021-01-01 |publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] |language=en}}</ref> Balkrishna, Ramdev, and Acharya Karamveer founded Divya Yoga Mandir Trust which was set up at the Kripalu Bagh Ashram in [[Haridwar]].<ref name="Oxford_2014" /><ref name=":22" /> <ref name="billion">{{cite book |last1=Verma |first1=Sunanda |title=Namaste, Baba Ramdev! He made billions think & act on health |date=1 April 2018 |publisher=The Indologist Pte Ltd |location=Singapore |isbn=978-9814782203 }}</ref> Under the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, they offered yoga camps and established an Ayurvedic pharmacy.<ref name=":6" /> | |||
== Yoga, Ayurveda and social activities == | == Yoga, Ayurveda and social activities == | ||
Ramdev | [[File:Swami Ramdev giving verbal instructions to the students at the Yoga and Pranayam Shivir organised by the All India Vaishya Federation and inaugurated by the Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, in New Delhi on October 07.jpg|thumb|Ramdev giving yoga instructions in 2004]] | ||
Ramdev began appearing on TV as a yoga guru in 2002, first with [[Sanskar TV]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Dubey |first=Jyotindra |date=April 14, 2019 |title=Owned by Corporates, Run by Babas – the Economics Behind India's Devotional Television |url=https://thewire.in/media/owned-by-corporates-run-by-babas-the-economics-behind-indias-devotional-television |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Wire}}</ref> The following year, in 2003, [[Aastha TV]] began featuring him in its morning yoga slot.<ref name=":7" /> He proved to be telegenic and gained a large following. A large number of people, including some celebrities from India and abroad, attended his Yoga camps.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.fitnessofbody.com/2019/06/baba-ramdev-yoga-sessions.html|title=What makes Baba Ramdev so influential?|last=Chowdhury|first=Mehedi Hossain|date=26 June 2019|website=Fitness of Body}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-28/news-interviews/27778259_1_breathing-techniques-yoga-pranayama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104155914/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-28/news-interviews/27778259_1_breathing-techniques-yoga-pranayama|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Yoga heals Bollywood | date=28 January 2008}}</ref> He taught students in foreign countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. He also addressed Muslim clerics at their seminary in [[Deoband]], Uttar Pradesh in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNyRFKRQ18 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZjNyRFKRQ18 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Swami Ramdev promotes yoga at Deoband Gathering |work=Zee News | date=3 November 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At Yog Gram, his main yoga centre,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=MS|first=Nawaz|date=30 May 2021|title=Will 'convert' 1,000 allopathic doctors to Ayurveda, says Ramdev|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/now-ramdev-says-he-has-set-a-target-of-converting-1000-allopathic-doctors-to-ayurveda/articleshow/83071088.cms|url-status=live|access-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530121107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/now-ramdev-says-he-has-set-a-target-of-converting-1000-allopathic-doctors-to-ayurveda/articleshow/83071088.cms|archive-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> Ramdev practices and teaches yoga in an auditorium, for TV broadcast. | |||
In 2006, Ramdev was invited by [[Kofi Annan]] to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation at a United Nations conference.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Nation§id=3&contentid=2006101302574693434f553f |title=Baba Ramdev to address UN meet in NY |website=Mumbai Mirror |date=13 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104170121/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Nation§id=3&contentid=2006101302574693434f553f |archive-date=4 January 2012 }}</ref> He is also the judge of a reality show Om Shanti Om.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/ranveer-singh-to-host-the-first-episode-of-baba-ramdevs-reality-show-om-shanti-om/|title=Ranveer Singh to be the special guest in the first episode of Baba Ramdev's reality show Om Shanti Om|first=Sreeju|last=Sudhakaran|website=bollywoodlife.com|date=22 August 2017|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> He was one of the nine personalities invited by the Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Modi]] to participate and promote the message of cleanliness when [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] was launched on 2 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2014|title=PM Modi launches Clean India campaign, says country can do it|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/narendra-modi-swachh-bharat-mission-gandhi-jayanti-208349-2014-10-02|access-date=2020-09-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=2014-10-02|title=Baba Ramdev vows to take PM Modi's 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan' forward|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/baba-ramdev-vows-to-take-pm-modi-s-swacch-bharat-abhiyan-forward-114100200861_1.html#:~:text=Yoga%20Guru%20Baba%20Ramdev,%20who,a%20healthy%20and%20clean%20India.|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref> | In 2006, Ramdev was invited by [[Kofi Annan]] to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation at a United Nations conference.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Nation§id=3&contentid=2006101302574693434f553f |title=Baba Ramdev to address UN meet in NY |website=Mumbai Mirror |date=13 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104170121/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Nation§id=3&contentid=2006101302574693434f553f |archive-date=4 January 2012 }}</ref> He is also the judge of a reality show Om Shanti Om.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/ranveer-singh-to-host-the-first-episode-of-baba-ramdevs-reality-show-om-shanti-om/|title=Ranveer Singh to be the special guest in the first episode of Baba Ramdev's reality show Om Shanti Om|first=Sreeju|last=Sudhakaran|website=bollywoodlife.com|date=22 August 2017|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> He was one of the nine personalities invited by the Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Modi]] to participate and promote the message of cleanliness when [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] was launched on 2 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2014|title=PM Modi launches Clean India campaign, says country can do it|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/narendra-modi-swachh-bharat-mission-gandhi-jayanti-208349-2014-10-02|access-date=2020-09-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=2014-10-02|title=Baba Ramdev vows to take PM Modi's 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan' forward|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/baba-ramdev-vows-to-take-pm-modi-s-swacch-bharat-abhiyan-forward-114100200861_1.html#:~:text=Yoga%20Guru%20Baba%20Ramdev,%20who,a%20healthy%20and%20clean%20India.|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref> | ||
In 2017, | In 2017, the [[Delhi High Court|Dehli High Court]] blocked the sale of an unauthorized biography about him entitled ''Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev'' until disputed content deemed defamatory was first removed.<ref name="wire" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/08/11/court-bars-sale-of-book-on-ramdevs-journey-from-godman-to-tycoo_a_23074525/|title=Court Bars Sale Of Book On Ramdev's Journey From Godman To Tycoon|date=11 August 2017|website=huffingtonpost.in|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, Ramdev launched Swadeshi Samriddhi [[SIM cards]] in partnership with [[BSNL]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/baba-ramdevs-patanjali-ties-up-with-bsnl-launches-sim-cards/articleshow/64355565.cms|title=Baba Ramdev's Patanjali ties up with BSNL, launches Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards|date=28 May 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> Over a twenty-year career, he became the face of [[Patanjali Ayurved]], a company that he founded with his colleague Balkrishna. Patanjali went on to become one of the highest grossing [[FMCG]]'s in India.<ref name="Priyanka">{{cite book |last1=Narain |first1=Priyanka Pathak |title=Godman To Tycoon: The untold story of Baba Ramdev |date=2 January 2017 |publisher=Juggernaut Publications |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-9386228383 |edition=2 }}</ref> In 2012 Ramdev established the Divya Yog Pharmacy at Kankhal in Haridwar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=Regional |title=Baba Ramdev yoga centre in Haridwar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/baba-ramdev-yoga-centre-in-haridwar-106040701122_1.html |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=7 April 2006}}</ref> | ||
===Patanjali Ayurved=== | ===Patanjali Ayurved=== | ||
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Patanjali Ayurved is a [[Fast-moving consumer goods|consumer packaged goods]] company, based in Haridwar, that was started by Ramdev and [[Balkrishna]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghabahree/2016/10/26/indias-baba-ramdev-billionaire-is-not-baba-ramdev/|title=India's Baba Ramdev Billionaire Is Not Baba Ramdev|last=Bahree|first=Megha|date=26 October 2016|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> According to a company official, sales {{As of|2016|March|lc=y|pre=early}} were {{INRConvert|4500|c|year=2016}} with monthly sales of more than {{INRConvert|500|c|year=2016}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Namrata|last2=Sinha|first2=Partha|date=16 March 2016|title=Patanjali on track to hit $1 billion sales in FY17|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/patanjali-on-track-to-hit-1-billion-sales-in-fy17/articleshow/51422878.cms|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> Balkrishna remains the CEO of Patanjali Ayurved with 94% shareholding and supervising its day-to-day activities, while Ramdev remains the face of the company and makes most of the business decisions.<ref>{{citation |title=Baba Ramdev's Patanjali starts to take a toll on some FMCG firms |url=http://economictimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/baba-ramdevs-patanjali-starts-to-take-a-toll-on-some-fmcg-firms/articleshow/51183398.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=29 February 2016 |last1=Vyas |first1=Jwalit }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2021|reason=Does not state that Ramdev makes business decisions}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=4 May 2017|title=Baba Ramdev is just the face, it's Acharya Balakrishna who is behind Patanjali's Rs 10,561 cr turnover|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/baba-ramdev-acharya-balakrishna-patanjali-ayurveda-turnover/story/251462.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003165215/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/baba-ramdev-acharya-balakrishna-patanjali-ayurveda-turnover/story/251462.html|archive-date=3 October 2020|access-date=30 May 2021|website=Business Today}}</ref> | Patanjali Ayurved is a [[Fast-moving consumer goods|consumer packaged goods]] company, based in Haridwar, that was started by Ramdev and [[Balkrishna]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghabahree/2016/10/26/indias-baba-ramdev-billionaire-is-not-baba-ramdev/|title=India's Baba Ramdev Billionaire Is Not Baba Ramdev|last=Bahree|first=Megha|date=26 October 2016|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> According to a company official, sales {{As of|2016|March|lc=y|pre=early}} were {{INRConvert|4500|c|year=2016}} with monthly sales of more than {{INRConvert|500|c|year=2016}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Namrata|last2=Sinha|first2=Partha|date=16 March 2016|title=Patanjali on track to hit $1 billion sales in FY17|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/patanjali-on-track-to-hit-1-billion-sales-in-fy17/articleshow/51422878.cms|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> Balkrishna remains the CEO of Patanjali Ayurved with 94% shareholding and supervising its day-to-day activities, while Ramdev remains the face of the company and makes most of the business decisions.<ref>{{citation |title=Baba Ramdev's Patanjali starts to take a toll on some FMCG firms |url=http://economictimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/baba-ramdevs-patanjali-starts-to-take-a-toll-on-some-fmcg-firms/articleshow/51183398.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=29 February 2016 |last1=Vyas |first1=Jwalit }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2021|reason=Does not state that Ramdev makes business decisions}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=4 May 2017|title=Baba Ramdev is just the face, it's Acharya Balakrishna who is behind Patanjali's Rs 10,561 cr turnover|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/baba-ramdev-acharya-balakrishna-patanjali-ayurveda-turnover/story/251462.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003165215/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/baba-ramdev-acharya-balakrishna-patanjali-ayurveda-turnover/story/251462.html|archive-date=3 October 2020|access-date=30 May 2021|website=Business Today}}</ref> | ||
The company has | Members of Ramdev's family relocated to Haridwar and several have participated in his business ventures.<ref name=":3" /> His father has overseen some activities at Patanjali Ayurved.<ref name="wire">{{cite news |last1=Ahmad |first1=Omair |title=Interview: The Many, Many Things We Don't Know About Baba Ramdev |url=https://thewire.in/books/interview-baba-ramdev-patanjali |access-date=8 November 2018 |work=The Wire |date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kapur |first1=Manavi |last2=Pinto |first2=Viveat Susan |date=2015-10-31 |title=Patanjali and the tycoon in saffron |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/patanjali-and-the-tycoon-in-saffron-115103001592_1.html |access-date=2022-05-30}}</ref> His younger brother Ram Bharat has been described as the company's de facto CEO.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> | ||
Ramdev declared net worth of his personal assets at around "₹1,100 crore" in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Prashant|first=Shishir|date=20 January 2013|title=Net worth of Ramdev's assets Rs 1,100 cr|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/net-worth-of-ramdev-s-assets-rs-1-100-cr-111061000054_1.html,|access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref> | |||
The company has been accused of creating misleading advertisements about its products and conducting insufficient testing before launching products in the marketplace.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Nawaz |first1=M. S. |last2=Trivedi |first2=Anupam |date=2017-05-29 |title=Ramdev's Patanjali products fail quality test, RTI inquiry finds |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/baba-ramdev-s-patanjali-products-fail-uttarakhand-quality-test/story-bXo4XySEajw7ZDby4GISML.html |access-date=2020-10-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Some products like [[Phyllanthus emblica|amla]] juice,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dangwal|first=Sandhya|date=2017-04-24|title=CSD withdraws Baba Ramdev's popular product after lab declares it unfit for consumption|url=https://www.india.com/business/patanjali-amla-juice-banned-csd-withdraws-baba-ramdevs-popular-product-after-lab-declares-it-unfit-for-consumption-2062146/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name="sayingtruth.com">{{Cite web |last=Chanana |first=Parampreet |date=2017-04-24 |title=Military Canteens Ban sales of Patanjali Amla Juice |url=https://www.sayingtruth.com/patanjali-amla-juice-banned/ |access-date=2020-10-07 |website=Saying Truth |language=en-US}}</ref> and ayurvedic medicines <ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-06-22 |title=Nepal drug administration reject six Patanjali products after tests, contain pathogenic bacteria - India News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/nepal-drug-administration-reject-six-patanjali-products-after-tests-contain-pathogenic-bacteria-3735231.html |access-date=2020-10-07 |website=Firstpost |publisher=Press Trust India}}</ref> have been banned from sales due to poor quality by Indian government. Patanjali has also been surrounded in controversies regarding working conditions where Ramdev and Balkrishna are treated at gurus whose feet must be touched each time they enter an area. Workers are paid a salary of just 6000 INR per month while working in 12-hour shifts for 6 days a week.<ref name="sayingtruth.com"/> They are also discouraged to ask for a raise as working at factory is considered "seva" (service) to the cause.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Baba Ramdev wants employees to work for free: A former CEO reveals the Patanjali story |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2017/aug/04/baba-ramdev-wants-employees-to-work-for-free-a-former-ceo-reveals-the-patanjali-story-1638376.html |work=The New Indian Express (newspaper) |date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418135632/https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2017/aug/04/baba-ramdev-wants-employees-to-work-for-free-a-former-ceo-reveals-the-patanjali-story-1638376.html |archive-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> | |||
In June 2020, Patanjali Ayurved announced a drug named Coronil for COVID-19 treatment. Ramdev, by organizing press conference regarding same matter had claimed that Coronil has cured | In June 2020, Patanjali Ayurved announced a drug named Coronil for COVID-19 treatment. Ramdev, by organizing press conference regarding same matter had claimed that Coronil has cured COVID-19 patients. The Indian government has allowed Patanjali Ayurved to market Coronil as an immunity booster but not a cure; also banning it from selling as [[COVID-19]]'s cure.<ref name="BBC Coronil" /> The [[Government of Maharashtra]] has banned the sale of Coronil in the state. Lawsuits were filed in Bihar and Rajasthan against Ramdev, Balkrishna, and others, accusing them of cheating and selling fake medicines.<ref name=HT_Coronil>{{cite news |last1=Afreen |first1=Jasra |title=Complaint filed in Bihar court against Baba Ramdev over Covid-19 medicine claim |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/complaint-filed-in-bihar-court-against-ramdev-over-covid-19-medicine-claim/story-UIEsPIZMoDsGZAE3TcDknK.html |access-date=29 June 2020 |work=Hindusthan Times |date=29 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=IE_Coronil>{{cite news |title=FIR against 5 over Covid-19 'medicine' claim: Ramdev, Patanjali MD booked for 'cheating' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/fir-against-5-over-covid-medicine-claim-ramdev-patanjali-md-booked-for-cheating6479691/ |access-date=29 June 2020 |work=Indian Express |date=29 June 2020}}</ref> The [[Madras High Court]] has fined the company {{INRConvert|10|l|year=2020}} for "exploiting fear and panic among the general public by projecting a cure for the coronavirus."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sannith|first=Jude|date=6 August 2020|title=Madras HC: Patanjali cannot use 'Coronil' branding, must pay Rs 10 lakh fine for exploiting fear|work=CNBC TV18|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/madras-hc-patanjali-cannot-use-coronil-branding-must-pay-rs-10-lakh-fine-for-exploiting-fear-6565351.htm|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> Patanjali has withdrawn the claim of Coronil being a cure for COVID-19. The UK drug regulator has threatened action if the unauthorized products were sold in the UK market.<ref name="BBC Coronil">{{cite news |title=Covid-19: Fake 'immunity booster' found on sale in London shops |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-55318095 |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=BBC News |date=19 December 2020}}</ref> Several months later Ramdev, along with [[Nitin Gadkari]] as a member on panel had claimed that [[Patanjali Ayurved|Patanjali]] has found the vaccine for [[COVID-19|Corona]], however many [[State governments of India|state governments]] refused to use it citing WHO's disapproval for the medicine; Nitin Gadkari however hailed the medicine in the conference without any medical approval.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rana |first=Chahat |date=26 March 2021 |title=The bad science and poor ethics of Patanjali's Coronil research |url=http://caravanmagazine.in/health/the-bad-science-and-poor-ethics-of-patanjali-coronil-research |access-date=18 August 2021 |website=[[The Caravan]] |publisher=}}</ref> He was earlier the chairman and now member of Governing Council IYA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yogaiya.in/profile/swami-ramdev-ji-maharaj/|title= Memeber of Governing council IYA|date= 3 October 2021 |website=yogaiya.in |publisher=Indian Yoga Association |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> | ||
===Patanjali Yogpeeth=== | ===Patanjali Yogpeeth=== | ||
{{Main|Patanjali Yogpeeth}} | {{Main|Patanjali Yogpeeth}} | ||
[[File:Patanjali center.jpg|thumb|A view of Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar]] | [[File:Patanjali center.jpg|thumb|A view of Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar]] | ||
Patanjali Yogpeeth is an institute founded for the promotion and practice of Yoga and Ayurveda. It has two Indian campuses, Patanjali Yogpeeth I and Patanjali Yogpeeth II in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Other locations include UK, US, [[Nepal]], Canada and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wikimapia.org/21027526/Patanjali-Yogpeeth |title=Patanjali Yogpeeth-I & Patanjali Yogpeeth-II |website=wikimapia.org }}</ref> Ramdev is the Vice-Chancellor of the Patanjali Yogapeeth.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soft drinks taking last breath: Ramdev |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070407/delhi.htm |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood |quote=Swami Ramdev is the Vice-Chancellor of the Patanjali Yogapeeth}}</ref> Ramdev established the Patanjali Yog Peeth UK Trust in 2006, with the aim of promoting yoga in the UK. To extend Patanjali Yogpeeth, he also acquired the Scottish island of [[Little Cumbrae]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3736396&page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326122939/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3736396&page=4 | Patanjali Yogpeeth is an institute founded for the promotion and practice of Yoga and Ayurveda. It has two Indian campuses, Patanjali Yogpeeth I and Patanjali Yogpeeth II in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Other locations include UK, US, [[Nepal]], Canada and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wikimapia.org/21027526/Patanjali-Yogpeeth |title=Patanjali Yogpeeth-I & Patanjali Yogpeeth-II |website=wikimapia.org }}</ref> Ramdev is the Vice-Chancellor of the Patanjali Yogapeeth.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soft drinks taking last breath: Ramdev |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070407/delhi.htm |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood |quote=Swami Ramdev is the Vice-Chancellor of the Patanjali Yogapeeth}}</ref> Ramdev established the Patanjali Yog Peeth UK Trust in 2006, with the aim of promoting yoga in the UK. To extend Patanjali Yogpeeth, he also acquired the Scottish island of [[Little Cumbrae]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhandari |first=Bhupesh |date=March 23, 2010 |title=Meet Baba Ramdev, the swami who owns a Scottish Island |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3736396&page=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326122939/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3736396&page=4 |archive-date=26 March 2010 |access-date=16 October 2011 |website=MSN |publisher=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Baba-Ramdev-buys-Scottish-island/Article1-458920.aspx |title=Baba Ramdev buys Scottish island |website=Hindustan Times |date=28 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016064306/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Baba-Ramdev-buys-Scottish-island/Article1-458920.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2010 |access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> | ||
In 2017, the [[Income Tax Appellate Tribunal]] (ITAT) through its Delhi bench gave tax exempt status to Patanjali Yogpeeth.<ref name="TaxExempt">{{cite news |title=Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth gets tax-exempt status |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/companies/baba-ramdevs-patanjali-yogpeeth-gets-tax-exempt-status/ |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | In 2017, the [[Income Tax Appellate Tribunal]] (ITAT) through its Delhi bench gave tax exempt status to Patanjali Yogpeeth.<ref name="TaxExempt">{{cite news |title=Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth gets tax-exempt status |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/companies/baba-ramdevs-patanjali-yogpeeth-gets-tax-exempt-status/ |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Political activities == | == Political activities == | ||
[[File:Narendra Modi attending the Yog Mahotsav at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Ramdev at the Yog Mahotsav with [[Narendra Modi]] in Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi]] | [[File:Narendra Modi attending the Yog Mahotsav at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Ramdev at the Yog Mahotsav with [[Narendra Modi]] in Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, 2014]] | ||
===Bharat Swabhiman Trust=== | ===Bharat Swabhiman Trust=== | ||
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On the morning of 4 June, 65,000 of his followers gathered at Ramlila Ground.<ref name="ndtvprotestadvani">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ramdev-eviction-advani-and-co-pull-an-all-nighter-in-protest-at-rajghat-110379 |title=Ramdev eviction: Advani and co pull an all-nighter in protest at Rajghat |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref> By noon, queues extending up to {{Cvt|3|km}} were chanting ''[[Vande Mataram]]'' a patriotic call from the [[Indian independence movement]]. In the evening, government minister Kapil Sibbal publicized a letter from Ramdev's camp stating that the hunger strike would be called off if the government honoured its commitments. Ramdev took it as a betrayal by the government and hardened his position.<ref name="Ramdev fast: Chronology of events"/> | On the morning of 4 June, 65,000 of his followers gathered at Ramlila Ground.<ref name="ndtvprotestadvani">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ramdev-eviction-advani-and-co-pull-an-all-nighter-in-protest-at-rajghat-110379 |title=Ramdev eviction: Advani and co pull an all-nighter in protest at Rajghat |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref> By noon, queues extending up to {{Cvt|3|km}} were chanting ''[[Vande Mataram]]'' a patriotic call from the [[Indian independence movement]]. In the evening, government minister Kapil Sibbal publicized a letter from Ramdev's camp stating that the hunger strike would be called off if the government honoured its commitments. Ramdev took it as a betrayal by the government and hardened his position.<ref name="Ramdev fast: Chronology of events"/> | ||
Shortly before midnight, a Delhi police spokesman announced that permission for the gathering had been cancelled because it was for a yoga camp for 5,000, not for 50,000 people for agitation.<ref name=tripathy>{{cite news|last1=Tripathy|first1=Devidutta|title=Police break up Baba Ramdev's anti-graft fast|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-57502420110605|work=Reuters|access-date=15 February 2017|date=5 June 2011}}</ref> At midnight, a team of 10,000 Delhi policemen and RAF raided the ground when most of the protesters were sleeping.<ref name="swoop-not-sudden">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/swoop-not-sudden-cops-trailed-baba-ramdev-for-3-days/articleshow/8743807.cms |title=Swoop not sudden, cops trailed Baba Ramdev for 3 days |work=The Economic Times |date= 6 June 2011|access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref> [[Tear gas]] shells and a [[lathicharge]] were used, tents were set on fire, and water was thrown over power generators to create complete darkness. Ramdev tried to escape capture by disguising himself as an injured woman but was arrested two hours later.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/05/india-yoga-guru-corruption-protest|title=Indian police break up yoga guru's anti-corruption protest|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=5 June 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ramdev-on-being-caught-dressed-as-a-woman-457723|title=Ramdev on being caught dressed as a woman|newspaper=NDTV.com|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> He was flown back to his [[ashram]] in Haridwar and banned from entering Delhi for 15 days.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-baba-was-hiding-in-a-saree-pillai/20110605.htm|title=Baba Ramdev was hiding in a saree|work=Rediff.com|access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref> On reaching Haridwar, Ramdev told reporters that his fast was not over yet and he would continue with his ''[[satyagraha]]'' civil resistance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian police storm yoga guru's corruption protest|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8558122/Indian-police-storm-yoga-gurus-corruption-protest.html|work=The Telegraph|access-date=16 February 2017|date=5 June 2011}}</ref> | Shortly before midnight, a Delhi police spokesman announced that permission for the gathering had been cancelled because it was for a yoga camp for 5,000, not for 50,000 people for agitation.<ref name=tripathy>{{cite news|last1=Tripathy|first1=Devidutta|title=Police break up Baba Ramdev's anti-graft fast|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-57502420110605|work=Reuters|access-date=15 February 2017|date=5 June 2011}}</ref> At midnight, a team of 10,000 Delhi policemen and RAF raided the ground when most of the protesters were sleeping.<ref name="swoop-not-sudden">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/swoop-not-sudden-cops-trailed-baba-ramdev-for-3-days/articleshow/8743807.cms |title=Swoop not sudden, cops trailed Baba Ramdev for 3 days |work=The Economic Times |date= 6 June 2011|access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref> [[Tear gas]] shells and a [[lathicharge]] were used, tents were set on fire, and water was thrown over power generators to create complete darkness. Ramdev tried to escape capture by disguising himself as an injured woman but was arrested two hours later.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/05/india-yoga-guru-corruption-protest|title=Indian police break up yoga guru's anti-corruption protest|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=5 June 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ramdev-on-being-caught-dressed-as-a-woman-457723|title=Ramdev on being caught dressed as a woman|newspaper=NDTV.com|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> He was flown back to his [[ashram]] in Haridwar and banned from entering Delhi for 15 days.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-baba-was-hiding-in-a-saree-pillai/20110605.htm|title=Baba Ramdev was hiding in a saree|work=Rediff.com|access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref> On reaching Haridwar, Ramdev told reporters that his fast was not over yet and he would continue with his ''[[satyagraha]]'' civil resistance.<ref name="police-storm_2017">{{cite news|title=Indian police storm yoga guru's corruption protest|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8558122/Indian-police-storm-yoga-gurus-corruption-protest.html|work=The Telegraph|access-date=16 February 2017|date=5 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
Police reported that 53 citizens and ten police were injured and treated in hospitals.<ref name= | Police reported that 53 citizens and ten police were injured and treated in hospitals.<ref name="police-storm_2017" /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-05/india/29622682_1_lnjp-hospital-teargas-shells-lok-nayak-jai-prakash | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104152640/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-05/india/29622682_1_lnjp-hospital-teargas-shells-lok-nayak-jai-prakash | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 January 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=30 injured in police sweep at Ramlila Maidan | date=5 June 2011}}</ref> There were accusations that women protesters had been badly treated by the police.<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite news|first1=Ananya |last1=Bhardwaj |first2=Vijaita |last2=Singh |first3=Pritha |last3=Chatterjee |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Girls-who-shielded-Baba-were-told-he-wants-to-bless-them/799747/ |title=Girls who 'shielded' Baba were told he wants to bless them |newspaper=Express India |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113051240/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Girls-who-shielded-Baba-were-told-he-wants-to-bless-them/799747/ |archive-date=13 January 2012 }}</ref> A senior police officer stated that they were forced to retaliate after Ramdev's supporters started throwing stones and flower pots at them.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/169481/didnt-baton-charge-ramdev-supporters.html | location=Delhi, India | work= Deccan Herald | title=Didn't baton-charge Ramdev supporters: Delhi Police | date=17 June 2011}}</ref> Police also released CCTV footage to prove that no women were beaten by them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/video/india/11370-ramlila-ground-cctv-footage-recovered- |location=Delhi, India |publisher=newsbullet.in |title=Ramlila Ground footage recovered |date=7 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104165035/http://www.newsbullet.in/video/india/11370-ramlila-ground-cctv-footage-recovered- |archive-date=4 January 2012 }}</ref> One female protester suffered a spinal injury and later died in hospital from cardiac arrest. In a statement, Ramdev said her sacrifice was an irreparable loss to the whole organization, that her death would not go in vain and that others would continue to fight for a corruption-free India.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article2486713.ece |location=[[Chennai]], India |work=The Hindu |title=Rajbala, seriously injured in Ramlila crackdown, dies |date=26 September 2011}}</ref> | ||
==== Aftermath of the Delhi protest ==== | ==== Aftermath of the Delhi protest ==== | ||
Ramdev | Baba Ramdev accused the government of cheating him, and alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill him and that he was threatened during a meeting with senior ministers.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/baba-ramdev-says-his-fast-will-continue/1/140452.html Baba Ramdev targets Cong, Sonia; says agitation will continue]. ''India Today'' (5 June 2011). Retrieved 16 October 2011.</ref> All political parties, other than the ruling [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]], condemned the police action. Leaders of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] BJP said that the police action had been a shameful chapter in the democracy of this country.<ref name=guardian /> BJP leader [[L. K. Advani|LK. Advani]] called it naked fascism.<ref>{{cite news|title=India: Protests against crackdown on Baba Ramdev|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-13663849|publisher=BBC News |access-date=15 February 2017|date=6 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
Ramdev was supported by civil societies as well. Activist [[Anna Hazare]] termed the crackdown a strangulation of democracy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/civil-society-activists-criticise-police-action-at-ramlila-grounds/article2078919.ece|title=Civil society activists criticise police action at Ramlila Grounds|date=5 June 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> He said, There was no firing otherwise the eviction was similar to [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]].<ref name="Anna to fast in support of Baba Ramdev">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Anna-to-fast-in-support-of-Baba-Ramdev/Article1-706052.aspx |title=Anna to fast in support of Baba Ramdev |date=5 June 2011 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 June 2011 |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609024556/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Anna-to-fast-in-support-of-Baba-Ramdev/Article1-706052.aspx |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> Protests were held in many different parts of the country including [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Bangalore]], Tamil Nadu, [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[Jammu]] and [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-05/bangalore/29622803_1_baba-ramdev-anna-hazare-yoga-guru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105171326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-05/bangalore/29622803_1_baba-ramdev-anna-hazare-yoga-guru |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=City buzzes again, this time for Ramdev |date= 5 June 2011|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Thousands-fast-in-Maharashtra-in-Ramdev-s-support/Article1-705711.aspx |title=Thousands fast in Maharashtra in Ramdev's support |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 June 2011 |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608061013/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Thousands-fast-in-Maharashtra-in-Ramdev-s-support/Article1-705711.aspx |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> | Ramdev was supported by civil societies as well. Activist [[Anna Hazare]] termed the crackdown a strangulation of democracy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/civil-society-activists-criticise-police-action-at-ramlila-grounds/article2078919.ece|title=Civil society activists criticise police action at Ramlila Grounds|date=5 June 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> He said, There was no firing otherwise the eviction was similar to [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]].<ref name="Anna to fast in support of Baba Ramdev">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Anna-to-fast-in-support-of-Baba-Ramdev/Article1-706052.aspx |title=Anna to fast in support of Baba Ramdev |date=5 June 2011 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 June 2011 |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609024556/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Anna-to-fast-in-support-of-Baba-Ramdev/Article1-706052.aspx |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> Protests were held in many different parts of the country including [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Bangalore]], Tamil Nadu, [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[Jammu]] and [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-05/bangalore/29622803_1_baba-ramdev-anna-hazare-yoga-guru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105171326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-05/bangalore/29622803_1_baba-ramdev-anna-hazare-yoga-guru |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=City buzzes again, this time for Ramdev |date= 5 June 2011|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Thousands-fast-in-Maharashtra-in-Ramdev-s-support/Article1-705711.aspx |title=Thousands fast in Maharashtra in Ramdev's support |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 June 2011 |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608061013/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Thousands-fast-in-Maharashtra-in-Ramdev-s-support/Article1-705711.aspx |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> | ||
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In March 2005, 113 employees of Divya Yoga Mandir Trust began an agitation for [[minimum wages]] and employees's rights such as coverage under the [[Employees Provident Fund Organisation of India|Provident Fund]] and [[Employees' State Insurance]] schemes. A meeting resulted in an agreement between the workers, management and the district administration; management agreed to pay minimum wage and not to initiate disciplinary actions against the protesters and, in turn, the workers agreed that they would restore normalcy at the workplace. However, the Trust refused to take back some of the workers, accusing them of committing sabotage. Their case was taken up by the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] CITU, affiliated with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India Marxist]] CPI(M).<ref name="hinduayurveda">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20060210002604200.htm&date=fl2302/&prd=fline&Frontline|title=In the name of Ayurveda|last=Rajalakshmi|first=T. K.|date=10 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216141438/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20060210002604200.htm&date=fl2302%2F&prd=fline&Frontline|archive-date=16 December 2013|url-status=usurped|access-date=15 February 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="karat-ramdev">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=61019 |title=How Karat-Ramdev War began |work=The Indian Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421182040/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=61019 |archive-date=21 April 2006 }}</ref> | In March 2005, 113 employees of Divya Yoga Mandir Trust began an agitation for [[minimum wages]] and employees's rights such as coverage under the [[Employees Provident Fund Organisation of India|Provident Fund]] and [[Employees' State Insurance]] schemes. A meeting resulted in an agreement between the workers, management and the district administration; management agreed to pay minimum wage and not to initiate disciplinary actions against the protesters and, in turn, the workers agreed that they would restore normalcy at the workplace. However, the Trust refused to take back some of the workers, accusing them of committing sabotage. Their case was taken up by the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] CITU, affiliated with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India Marxist]] CPI(M).<ref name="hinduayurveda">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20060210002604200.htm&date=fl2302/&prd=fline&Frontline|title=In the name of Ayurveda|last=Rajalakshmi|first=T. K.|date=10 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216141438/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20060210002604200.htm&date=fl2302%2F&prd=fline&Frontline|archive-date=16 December 2013|url-status=usurped|access-date=15 February 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="karat-ramdev">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=61019 |title=How Karat-Ramdev War began |work=The Indian Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421182040/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=61019 |archive-date=21 April 2006 }}</ref> | ||
[[Brinda Karat]], a senior figure in the CPI(M), took up the cause of the fired protesters. They told her that human bones and animal parts were used in some herbal medicines manufactured by Divya Pharmacy owned by Divya Yog Mandir Trust and provided samples. The samples were tested at government laboratories and the presence of animal materials in the sample was confirmed. However, the source of the samples was disputed, since they had been given to Karat by the protesting workers and not procured by government officials. Karat produced what were claimed to be the prescription and cash receipt obtained from the hospital's medicine counter for the samples provided.<ref name="hinduayurveda"/><ref name="karat-ramdev" /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4580846.stm |title=Guru accused of 'human bone' drug |publisher=BBC | date=4 January 2006 | access-date=6 January 2010}}</ref> Her remarks drew strong condemnation from several politicians in [[North India]], such as [[Sharad Pawar]], [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] and [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010916751500.htm |title=Pawar appreciates work of Ramdev |date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108011217/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010916751500.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012 |url-status=dead |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 February 2017 }}</ref> Subsequently, she received a legal notice on the behalf of a BJP leader in [[Faridabad]] ordering her to apologize publicly or face legal action.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Brinda-Karat-Receives-Legal-Notice-over-Ramdev-Issue-8562-1/ |title=Legal Notice over Ramdev Issue |website=Bio-medicine.org |access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> | [[Brinda Karat]], a senior figure in the CPI(M), took up the cause of the fired protesters. They told her that human bones and animal parts were used in some herbal medicines manufactured by Divya Pharmacy owned by Divya Yog Mandir Trust and provided samples. The samples were tested at government laboratories and the presence of animal materials in the sample was confirmed. However, the source of the samples was disputed, since they had been given to Karat by the protesting workers and not procured by government officials. Karat produced what were claimed to be the prescription and cash receipt obtained from the hospital's medicine counter for the samples provided.<ref name="hinduayurveda"/><ref name="karat-ramdev" /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4580846.stm |title=Guru accused of 'human bone' drug |publisher=BBC | date=4 January 2006 | access-date=6 January 2010}}</ref> Her remarks drew strong condemnation from several politicians in [[North India]], such as [[Sharad Pawar]], [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] and [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010916751500.htm |title=Pawar appreciates work of Ramdev |date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108011217/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010916751500.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012 |url-status=dead |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 February 2017 }}</ref> Subsequently, she received a legal notice on the behalf of a BJP leader in [[Faridabad]] ordering her to apologize publicly or face legal action.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Brinda-Karat-Receives-Legal-Notice-over-Ramdev-Issue-8562-1/ |title=Legal Notice over Ramdev Issue |website=Bio-medicine.org |access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20060123-swami-ramdev-accused-of-mixing-human-bones-in-his-ayurvedic-medicines-784039-2006-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425131727/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20060123-swami-ramdev-accused-of-mixing-human-bones-in-his-ayurvedic-medicines-784039-2006-01-23 |url-status=live |title=Swami Ramdev accused of mixing human bones in his ayurvedic medicines |last=Bhattacharjya |first=Satarupa |date=16 March 2012 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | ||
===Rajiv Dixit=== | ===Rajiv Dixit=== | ||
[[Rajiv Dixit|Dixit]] died on 30 November 2010 in [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]], with cardiac arrest being stated to be the cause of death. The cremation was conducted by Ramdev and Rajiv's brother Pradeep. However, some of Dixit's friends conjectured that Ramdev did not like Dixit's increasing popularity, and that he played a role in his death. However, Ramdev dismissed the claims as conspiracy theories by his political opponents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baba Ramdev and Bhai Pradeep Dixit performing funeral ceremony|url=https://www.ibtl.in/photogallery/photo/305/baba-ramdev-and-bhai-pradeep-dixit-performing-funeral-ceremony|access-date=2021-05-12|website=India Behind The Lens (News Centre) IBTL|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=s|first=Andrew|date=2020-12-07|title=Rajiv Dixit Death Mystery: Natural death or murder?|url=https://pressroom.today/2020/12/07/rajiv-dixit-death-mystery-death-or-murder/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Pressroom Today|language=en-US}}</ref> | [[Rajiv Dixit|Dixit]] died on 30 November 2010 in [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]], with cardiac arrest being stated to be the cause of death. The cremation was conducted by Ramdev and Rajiv's brother Pradeep. However, some of Dixit's friends conjectured that Ramdev did not like Dixit's increasing popularity, and that he played a role in his death. However, Ramdev dismissed the claims as conspiracy theories by his political opponents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baba Ramdev and Bhai Pradeep Dixit performing funeral ceremony|url=https://www.ibtl.in/photogallery/photo/305/baba-ramdev-and-bhai-pradeep-dixit-performing-funeral-ceremony|access-date=2021-05-12|website=India Behind The Lens (News Centre) IBTL|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=s|first=Andrew|date=2020-12-07|title=Rajiv Dixit Death Mystery: Natural death or murder?|url=https://pressroom.today/2020/12/07/rajiv-dixit-death-mystery-death-or-murder/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Pressroom Today|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
=== Kapalbhati === | |||
Medical concerns have been raised about Ramdev's promotion of [[Kapalabhati|Kapalbhati]] as a "cure-all". Ramdev made controversial claims that "the problem of heart blockage can be overcome by doing Kapalbhati daily in the morning and evening" and that practice of pranayamas, including kapalbhati, regulates blood pressure, cures heart related problems, and eradicates all communicable and non-communicable diseases.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramdev|date=29 July 2020|title=Treat heart problems, hypertension, diabetes with Swami Ramdev's effective yoga tips|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/health/exclusive-treat-heart-problems-and-hypertension-with-swami-ramdev-s-effective-yoga-tips-612012|access-date=10 June 2020|website=INDIATVNEWS}}</ref> On the contrary, cardiologists repeatedly cautioned patients with [[Cardiovascular disease|heart disease]] and [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]] against practicing [[Kapalabhati|kapalbhati]] and [[bhastrika]] since they can exacerbate the problem.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Dr. Vipin|date=20 June 2016|title=Do's & Don'ts from a cardiologist|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/dos-donts-from-a-cardiologist/cid/1692816|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="Khanna">{{Cite news|last=Khanna|first=Dr. Asit|date=5 June 2017|title=Yoga asanas and Pranayam could be sometimes restricted in heart disease|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/every-heart-counts/yoga-asanas-and-pranayam-could-be-sometimes-restricted-in-heart-disease/articleshow/58985166.cms|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> The Asian Heart Institute ([[Asian Heart Institute|AHI]]) found a correlation between heart ailments and certain types of Kapalbhati practice.<ref name=":322">{{Cite news|last=Jayaraman|first=Gayatri|date=23 June 2011|title=Is Kapalbhati killing you?|work=Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/154E5M5IxPpBsjV11O9W7M/Is-Kapalbhati-killing-you.html|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref> Kapalbhati can also be dangerous for people suffering from a [[hernia]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Subodh|others=Barbara Tomasik, Indian Foundation for Scientific Yoga and Stress Management (London, UK)|date=11 June 2009|title=Yoga Breathing Exercise Kapalbhati Benefits and its Dangers|work=Mousetrap Media Ltd|url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/press-releases/yoga-breathing-exercise-kapalbhati-benefits-and-its-dangers/s66/a534721/|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="Khanna"/> | |||
[[B.K.S. Iyengar]] has criticised Ramdev for corrupting [[Patanjali|Maharishi Patanjali's]] Yoga with the promotion of programmes like kapalbhati.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|last=Dasgupta|first=Saibal|date=22 June 2011|title=Renowned yoga guru Iyenger hits out at Baba Ramdev-style of yoga|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/renowned-yoga-guru-iyengar-hits-out-at-baba-ramdev-style-of-yoga/articleshow/8944858.cms|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> According to Iyengar, the [[Yoga Sutras of Patanjali|Yog Sutras of Patanjali]] do not mention Kapalbhati or Bhastrika.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Iyengar|first=B. K. S.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51315708|title=Light on the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2002|isbn=9788172235420|edition=Reissue, 2010|location=London|oclc=51315708}}</ref> He warns about the dangers of Ramdev "selling Kapalbhati" as "a short cut" in the "TV-yoga craze".<ref name=":322" /> Other Yoga experts have warned that reckless practice of Kapalbhati can make a person seriously ill.<ref name=":322" /> Gayatri sums up the general criticism by quoting a [[shloka]] from [[Yajurveda]] and [[Samaveda]]:<ref name=":322" /> | |||
{{quote|" ''Yatha sinho gaja vyadho, bhavedvashya shanaiha shanaiha. Thartheva sevitho vayurnyartha hanthi sadhakam'' (Just like an elephant, a lion or a tiger can be tamed slowly and gradually, in the same way a practitioner should tame his breath slowly, slowly or else it kills the practitioner himself)."|author=[[Yogachudamani Upanishad]]|title=|source=Verse 118}} | |||
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=== COVID-19 === | === COVID-19 === | ||
Ramdev sparked several controversies related to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. In June 2020, he claimed that one can treat coronavirus by pouring mustard oil through the nose, making the virus flow into the stomach, resulting in its ultimate death by the acid present in the stomach. He also claimed that if a person is able to hold their breath for a minute, it means they are not suffering from any type of coronavirus, symptomatic or asymptomatic. Both these claims were found to be false. In May 2021, he blamed Covid victims for not breathing properly and instead spreading negativity and complaining of oxygen shortage. He later spoke against [[Allopathic medicine|allopathy]] and claimed that modern medical science is "a stupid science" and that lakhs of patients have died due to it. The controversies attracted criticism. | |||
Ramdev sparked several controversies related to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In June 2020, he claimed that one can treat coronavirus by pouring mustard oil through the nose, making the virus flow into the stomach, resulting in its ultimate death by the acid present in the stomach. {{citation needed|date=March 2022}} He also claimed that if a person is able to hold their breath for a minute, it means they are not suffering from any type of coronavirus, symptomatic or asymptomatic. Both these claims were found to be false.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In May 2021, he blamed Covid victims for not breathing properly and instead spreading negativity and complaining of oxygen shortage.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} He later spoke against [[Allopathic medicine|allopathy]] and claimed that modern medical science is "a stupid science" and that lakhs of patients have died due to it. {{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The controversies attracted criticism.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} | |||
==== Coronil ==== | ==== Coronil ==== | ||
In June 2020, Patanjali launched Coronil and Swasari, which they claimed provided an Ayurvedic treatment for the [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ravi Prakash |title=Coronavirus treatment: Ramdev's Patanjali launches Coronil kit for ₹550 |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-vaccine-coronil-patanjali-baba-ramdev-press-conference-live-updates-11592893304534.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=LiveMint |date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kapoor|first1=Ajay|title=Ramdev's First Corona Treatment Medicine Launched|url=https://mediatodaychronicle.com/ramdevs-first-corona-treatment-medicine-launched/|access-date=22 June 2020|work=Media Today Chronicle|date=23 June 2020}}</ref> Hours later, the central ministry of [[AYUSH]] released a statement asking Ramdev to stop advertising the drug as a cure for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perappadan |first1=Bindu Shajan |last2=Koshy |first2=Jacob |title=Coronavirus: Ayush Ministry lens on Baba Ramdev's COVID-19 cure |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-ayush-ministry-lens-on-baba-ramdevs-covid-19-cure/article31899866.ece |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=24 June 2020}}</ref> The day after the launch, a criminal complaint was filed against Ramdev and his aide [[Balkrishna]] in a Muzaffarpur court by a social worker for misleading and putting to risk the lives of a large number of people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronil tablet: Complaint against Ramdev, Balkrishna in Muzaffarpur court over coronavirus treatment claims |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/coronil-tablet-complaint-against-ramdev-balkrishna-in-muzaffarpur-court-on-charges-of-cheating-and-criminal-conspiracy/2002610/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=Financial Express |date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dutta|first=Sumi Sukanya|date=15 July 2020|title=Did Coronil violate clinical trial norms? Doctors, experts seek MCI intervention|work=Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jul/15/did-coronil-violate-clinical-trial-norms--doctors-experts-seek-mci-intervention-2170133.html|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> Maharashtra Home Minister [[Anil Deshmukh]] banned the sale of Coronil in the state, saying that the state will not allow the sale of 'spurious medicine'.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Shiv |title=Maharashtra bans Baba Ramdev's Coronil |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/maharashtra-bans-baba-ramdevs-coronil-104365 |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=Tribune India |date=25 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra minister warns Ramdev on Coronil, says state will not allow sale of spurious medicines |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-minister-anil-deshmukh-ramdev-coronil-sale-spurious-medicines-1692465-2020-06-25 |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=India Today |date=24 June 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, Coronil was allowed to be sold after AYUSH Ministry called it an immunity booster drug which can be used for | In June 2020, Patanjali launched Coronil and Swasari, which they claimed provided an Ayurvedic treatment for the [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ravi Prakash |title=Coronavirus treatment: Ramdev's Patanjali launches Coronil kit for ₹550 |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-vaccine-coronil-patanjali-baba-ramdev-press-conference-live-updates-11592893304534.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=LiveMint |date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kapoor|first1=Ajay|title=Ramdev's First Corona Treatment Medicine Launched|url=https://mediatodaychronicle.com/ramdevs-first-corona-treatment-medicine-launched/|access-date=22 June 2020|work=Media Today Chronicle|date=23 June 2020}}</ref> Hours later, the central ministry of [[AYUSH]] released a statement asking Ramdev to stop advertising the drug as a cure for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perappadan |first1=Bindu Shajan |last2=Koshy |first2=Jacob |title=Coronavirus: Ayush Ministry lens on Baba Ramdev's COVID-19 cure |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-ayush-ministry-lens-on-baba-ramdevs-covid-19-cure/article31899866.ece |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=24 June 2020}}</ref> The day after the launch, a criminal complaint was filed against Ramdev and his aide [[Balkrishna]] in a Muzaffarpur court by a social worker for misleading and putting to risk the lives of a large number of people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronil tablet: Complaint against Ramdev, Balkrishna in Muzaffarpur court over coronavirus treatment claims |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/coronil-tablet-complaint-against-ramdev-balkrishna-in-muzaffarpur-court-on-charges-of-cheating-and-criminal-conspiracy/2002610/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=Financial Express |date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dutta|first=Sumi Sukanya|date=15 July 2020|title=Did Coronil violate clinical trial norms? Doctors, experts seek MCI intervention|work=Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jul/15/did-coronil-violate-clinical-trial-norms--doctors-experts-seek-mci-intervention-2170133.html|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> Maharashtra Home Minister [[Anil Deshmukh]] banned the sale of Coronil in the state, saying that the state will not allow the sale of 'spurious medicine'.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Shiv |title=Maharashtra bans Baba Ramdev's Coronil |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/maharashtra-bans-baba-ramdevs-coronil-104365 |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=Tribune India |date=25 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra minister warns Ramdev on Coronil, says state will not allow sale of spurious medicines |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-minister-anil-deshmukh-ramdev-coronil-sale-spurious-medicines-1692465-2020-06-25 |access-date=26 June 2020 |work=India Today |date=24 June 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, Coronil was allowed to be sold after AYUSH Ministry called it an immunity booster drug which can be used for COVID-19 management.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronil will be in stores soon after Ayush ministry calls it a Covid-19 management drug|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/coronil-will-be-in-stores-soon-after-ayush-ministry-calls-it-a-covid-19-management-drug/story-Lmhw1MXRZqCf9nD5HoTLFO.html |access-date= 4 September 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date= 1 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
In February 2021, during Coronil's launch event attended by Health Minister Harsha Vardhan and Nitin Gadkari, Patanjali claimed that Coronil was [[World Health Organization|WHO]] approved. A poster was put behind the stage which stated it holds a [[Certificate of pharmaceutical product]] (CPP) and is recognised by the WHO's [[Good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) guidelines. Patanjali branded the product as the first evidence-based medicine for Covid.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/shocked-at-patanjali-s-blatant-lie-of-who-certification-says-ima-121022201380_1.html |title=Shocked at Patanjali's 'blatant lie of WHO certification', says IMA |last=Chitravanshi |first=Ruchika |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=22 February 2021 |publisher=Business Standard (newspaper) |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref> However WHO's official Twitter handle for Southeast Asia confirmed that it has not approved any traditional medicine for COVID-19 treatment.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 February 2021|title=Patanjali Clarifies On Coronil Certification, WHO Says "Not Reviewed"|work=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-ramdev-promoted-patanjali-clarifies-on-coronil-certification-who-says-not-reviewed-2375467|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523140729/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-ramdev-promoted-patanjali-clarifies-on-coronil-certification-who-says-not-reviewed-2375467|archive-date=23 May 2021}}</ref> | In February 2021, during Coronil's launch event attended by Health Minister Harsha Vardhan and Nitin Gadkari, Patanjali claimed that Coronil was [[World Health Organization|WHO]] approved. A poster was put behind the stage which stated it holds a [[Certificate of pharmaceutical product]] (CPP) and is recognised by the WHO's [[Good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) guidelines. Patanjali branded the product as the first evidence-based medicine for Covid.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/shocked-at-patanjali-s-blatant-lie-of-who-certification-says-ima-121022201380_1.html |title=Shocked at Patanjali's 'blatant lie of WHO certification', says IMA |last=Chitravanshi |first=Ruchika |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=22 February 2021 |publisher=Business Standard (newspaper) |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref> However WHO's official Twitter handle for Southeast Asia confirmed that it has not approved any traditional medicine for COVID-19 treatment.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 February 2021|title=Patanjali Clarifies On Coronil Certification, WHO Says "Not Reviewed"|work=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-ramdev-promoted-patanjali-clarifies-on-coronil-certification-who-says-not-reviewed-2375467|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523140729/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baba-ramdev-promoted-patanjali-clarifies-on-coronil-certification-who-says-not-reviewed-2375467|archive-date=23 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
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==== Victim blaming ==== | ==== Victim blaming ==== | ||
In early May 2021, Ramdev blamed Covid victims for not breathing properly and instead spreading negativity and complaining of oxygen shortage.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 May 2021|title=In video, Baba Ramdev mocks Covid victims for not breathing properly|website=The Tribune|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/in-video-ramdev-mocks-covid-victims-for-not-breathing-proper-249940|url-status=live|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508123824/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/in-video-ramdev-mocks-covid-victims-for-not-breathing-proper-249940|archive-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> Subsequently, [[Indian Medical Association]] (IMA) national vice-president Dr. Navjot Singh Dahiya filed a police complaint against Ramdev for allegedly creating panic regarding the treatment of | In early May 2021, Ramdev blamed Covid victims for not breathing properly and instead spreading negativity and complaining of oxygen shortage.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 May 2021|title=In video, Baba Ramdev mocks Covid victims for not breathing properly|website=The Tribune|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/in-video-ramdev-mocks-covid-victims-for-not-breathing-proper-249940|url-status=live|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508123824/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/in-video-ramdev-mocks-covid-victims-for-not-breathing-proper-249940|archive-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> Subsequently, [[Indian Medical Association]] (IMA) national vice-president Dr. Navjot Singh Dahiya filed a police complaint against Ramdev for allegedly creating panic regarding the treatment of COVID-19 patients by creating wrong perception and using defamatory and insulting language towards the doctors.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 May 2021|title=IMA national VP submits complaint against Swami Ramdev|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/ima-national-vp-submits-complaint-against-swami-ramdev/articleshow/82499220.cms|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/in-video-ramdev-mocks-covid-victims-for-not-breathing-proper-249940|title=In video, Ramdev 'mocks' Covid victims for not breathing properly}}</ref> | ||
==== Comments against modern medicine ==== | ==== Comments against modern medicine ==== | ||
In late May 2021, Ramdev sparked controversy when he claimed that modern medical science is a stupid science and that lakhs of patients have died due to it. As a result the IMA claimed that he is repeatedly taking advantage of the situation and creating fear and frustration among the public to sell his drugs. They also demanded that [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Union Health Minister]] [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]], who himself is a practicing modern medicine allopathic postgraduate, either accept the challenge and accusation and dissolve the modern medical facility or boldly face and prosecute him under the [[Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897]] to save millions of people from such unscientific utterances.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2021|title=IMA demands action against yoga guru Ramdev|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-must-take-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-ima/article34621708.ece|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522154729/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-must-take-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-ima/article34621708.ece|archive-date=22 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2021|title=Centre must take action against Ramdev for making unscientific statements against allopathy: IMA|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ima-seeks-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-7325750/|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522154940/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ima-seeks-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-7325750/|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> The Delhi Medical Association demanded an FIR against him.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 May 2021|title=DMA demands FIR against Ramdev|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dmademands-fir-against-ramdev-101621717300293.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522211108/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dmademands-fir-against-ramdev-101621717300293.html|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> | In late May 2021, Ramdev sparked controversy when he claimed that modern medical science is a stupid science and that lakhs of patients have died due to it. As a result, the IMA claimed that he is repeatedly taking advantage of the situation and creating fear and frustration among the public to sell his drugs. They also demanded that [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Union Health Minister]] [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]], who himself is a practicing modern medicine allopathic postgraduate, either accept the challenge and accusation and dissolve the modern medical facility or boldly face and prosecute him under the [[Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897]] to save millions of people from such unscientific utterances.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2021|title=IMA demands action against yoga guru Ramdev|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-must-take-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-ima/article34621708.ece|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522154729/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-must-take-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-ima/article34621708.ece|archive-date=22 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2021|title=Centre must take action against Ramdev for making unscientific statements against allopathy: IMA|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ima-seeks-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-7325750/|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522154940/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ima-seeks-action-against-ramdev-for-making-unscientific-statements-against-allopathy-7325750/|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> The Delhi Medical Association demanded an FIR against him.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 May 2021|title=DMA demands FIR against Ramdev|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dmademands-fir-against-ramdev-101621717300293.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522211108/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dmademands-fir-against-ramdev-101621717300293.html|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
Later, Patanjali clarified that he has no ill-will against modern science and good practitioners of modern medicine and that he was reading a forwarded WhatsApp message.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2021|title='Ramdev was reading WhatsApp forward': Patanjali on 'allopathy is stupid' video|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ramdev-has-no-ill-will-towards-modern-science-patanjali-trust-101621700345697.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522162747/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ramdev-has-no-ill-will-towards-modern-science-patanjali-trust-101621700345697.html|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> Following a prompt from the Health Minister, he withdrew his comments and issued an apology on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 May 2021|title=Baba Ramdev issues apology after 'extremely unfortunate' remarks on allopathy, here's what he said|work=DNA India|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-baba-ramdev-issues-apology-after-extremely-unfortunate-remarks-by-dr-harsh-vardhan-on-allopathy-here-is-what-he-said-2891619|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> | Later, Patanjali clarified that he has no ill-will against modern science and good practitioners of modern medicine and that he was reading a forwarded WhatsApp message.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 May 2021|title='Ramdev was reading WhatsApp forward': Patanjali on 'allopathy is stupid' video|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ramdev-has-no-ill-will-towards-modern-science-patanjali-trust-101621700345697.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522162747/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ramdev-has-no-ill-will-towards-modern-science-patanjali-trust-101621700345697.html|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> Following a prompt from the Health Minister, he withdrew his comments and issued an apology on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 May 2021|title=Baba Ramdev issues apology after 'extremely unfortunate' remarks on allopathy, here's what he said|work=DNA India|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-baba-ramdev-issues-apology-after-extremely-unfortunate-remarks-by-dr-harsh-vardhan-on-allopathy-here-is-what-he-said-2891619|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
Following the withdrawal, he posted 25 questions to IMA in an ‘open letter’ on his Twitter handle. He asked if allopathy and the pharma industry has treatments for diseases like hypertension, diabetes, thyroid, arthritis, colitis, asthma, chicken pox among others. He courted sharp criticism from the medical community when he claimed that "Doctors should not fall ill at all if allopathy is all powerful and ‘sarvagun sampanna’ (having all good qualities)".<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 May 2021|title=Smarting under statement withdrawal, Ramdev poses 25 questions to IMA|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/baba-ramdev-statement-withdrawl-twitter-poses-25-questions-to-ima-7328634/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524192945/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/baba-ramdev-statement-withdrawl-twitter-poses-25-questions-to-ima-7328634/|archive-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> IMA's Uttarakhand division has sent a {{INRConvert|1000|c|year=2021}} defamation notice, which says that if Ramdev does not post another video countering his early statement and post a written apology within the next 15 days, the organization would demand the sum.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 2021|title=IMA Uttarakhand sends ₹1000 crore defamation notice to Yoga Guru Ramdev|work=Live Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ima-uttarakhand-sends-rs-1000-crore-defamation-notice-to-yoga-guru-ramdev-11622007559832.html|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> In a new video, he was seen reacting to the demand of his arrest saying "even their father cannot arrest | Following the withdrawal, he posted 25 questions to IMA in an ‘open letter’ on his Twitter handle. He asked if allopathy and the pharma industry has treatments for diseases like hypertension, diabetes, thyroid, arthritis, colitis, asthma, chicken pox among others. He courted sharp criticism from the medical community when he claimed that "Doctors should not fall ill at all if allopathy is all powerful and ‘sarvagun sampanna’ (having all good qualities)".<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 May 2021|title=Smarting under statement withdrawal, Ramdev poses 25 questions to IMA|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/baba-ramdev-statement-withdrawl-twitter-poses-25-questions-to-ima-7328634/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524192945/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/baba-ramdev-statement-withdrawl-twitter-poses-25-questions-to-ima-7328634/|archive-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> IMA's Uttarakhand division has sent a {{INRConvert|1000|c|year=2021}} defamation notice, which says that if Ramdev does not post another video countering his early statement and post a written apology within the next 15 days, the organization would demand the sum.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 2021|title=IMA Uttarakhand sends ₹1000 crore defamation notice to Yoga Guru Ramdev|work=Live Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ima-uttarakhand-sends-rs-1000-crore-defamation-notice-to-yoga-guru-ramdev-11622007559832.html|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> In a new video, he was seen reacting to the demand of his arrest saying "even their father cannot arrest him".<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 May 2021|title=Even their father cannot arrest me: Ramdev in another video|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/even-their-father-cannot-arrest-me-ramdev-in-another-video/article34657338.ece|access-date=27 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
Balkrishna, co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved, has come to Ramdev's defence and accused in a tweet that IMA's president is conspiring to convert India to Christianity and that Yoga and Ayurveda are being maligned by targeting Ramdev. The post has since attracted criticism from several people including doctors.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 2021|title='IMA president is trying to convert India to Christianity': Baba Ramdev's aide Acharya Balakrishna|work=East Coast Daily|url=https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2021/05/26/ima-president-is-trying-to-convert-india-to-christianity-baba-ramdevs-aide-acharya-balakrishna.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527093301/https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2021/05/26/ima-president-is-trying-to-convert-india-to-christianity-baba-ramdevs-aide-acharya-balakrishna.html|archive-date=27 May 2021}}</ref> | Balkrishna, co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved, has come to Ramdev's defence and accused in a tweet that IMA's president is conspiring to convert India to Christianity and that Yoga and Ayurveda are being maligned by targeting Ramdev. The post has since attracted criticism from several people including doctors.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 2021|title='IMA president is trying to convert India to Christianity': Baba Ramdev's aide Acharya Balakrishna|work=East Coast Daily|url=https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2021/05/26/ima-president-is-trying-to-convert-india-to-christianity-baba-ramdevs-aide-acharya-balakrishna.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527093301/https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2021/05/26/ima-president-is-trying-to-convert-india-to-christianity-baba-ramdevs-aide-acharya-balakrishna.html|archive-date=27 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
On 27 May 2021, IMA filed a police complaint against Ramdev over his | On 27 May 2021, IMA filed a police complaint against Ramdev over his dishonest and wrongful representations on allopathy. In the complaint, it said Ramdev has "wilfully and deliberately spread false, baseless and malicious information" about treatment of Covid patients by established and approved methods and drugs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 May 2021|title=IMA files police complaint against Ramdev, seeks FIR over allopathy remarks|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ima-files-police-complaint-against-ramdev-seeks-fir-over-allopathy-remarks-121052701210_1.html|url-status=live|access-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530121609/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ima-files-police-complaint-against-ramdev-seeks-fir-over-allopathy-remarks-121052701210_1.html|archive-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
During a yoga camp at Yog Gram in Haridwar, Ramdev said several allopathy practitioners with MBBS and MD degrees were facing the side-effects of allopathy and are now turning towards yoga and ayurveda and were attending his camp. He said his target would be to convert 1000 doctors to ayurveda within one year. He said that he is not aiming at religious conversions like the IMA's president does, but looking for a transformation of their beliefs.<ref name=":0" /> | During a yoga camp at Yog Gram in Haridwar, Ramdev said several allopathy practitioners with MBBS and MD degrees were facing the side-effects of allopathy and are now turning towards yoga and ayurveda and were attending his camp. He said his target would be to convert 1000 doctors to ayurveda within one year. He said that he is not aiming at religious conversions like the IMA's president does, but looking for a transformation of their beliefs.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
He questioned the efficacy of [[COVID-19 vaccine | He questioned the efficacy of [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s and claimed that [[COVID-19 pandemic deaths|fatalities caused by Covid]] showed that allopathy was not 100% effective. He stated that he opted out of vaccination as he had been practicing yoga and ayurveda for decades and thus he didn't feel the need to be vaccinated. He said that ayurveda would be globally accepted in time.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rawat|first=Sandeep|date=30 May 2021|title=Ramdev again questions Covid-19 vaccines, says he's protected by yoga & Ayurveda|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ramdev-again-questions-covid-19-vaccines-says-he-s-protected-by-yoga-ayurveda-101622376819966.html|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
On 3 June 2021, [[Delhi High Court]] refused to pass any interim injunctions on Ramdev for his comments stating that everyone is entitled to voice an opinion and his comments fall under the right to freedom of speech and expression.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahsan|first=Sofi|date=4 June 2021|title=Delhi High Court says Ramdev's statements on allopathy fall within parameters of freedom of speech|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ramdevs-statements-on-allopathy-fall-within-parameters-of-freedom-of-speech-delhi-hc-7342955/|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> | On 3 June 2021, [[Delhi High Court]] refused to pass any interim injunctions on Ramdev for his comments stating that everyone is entitled to voice an opinion and his comments fall under the right to freedom of speech and expression.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahsan|first=Sofi|date=4 June 2021|title=Delhi High Court says Ramdev's statements on allopathy fall within parameters of freedom of speech|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ramdevs-statements-on-allopathy-fall-within-parameters-of-freedom-of-speech-delhi-hc-7342955/|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
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Ramdev is being played by Kranti Prakash Jha in ''[[Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh]]'' earlier aired on Discovery Jeet.<ref>{{citation |title=Kranti Prakash Jha on playing Swami Ramdev on TV: I have tried to be as close to his real persona as I could|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/kranti-prakash-jha-swami-ramdev-swami-ramdev-ek-sangharsh-5044016/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 January 2018 }}</ref> | Ramdev is being played by Kranti Prakash Jha in ''[[Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh]]'' earlier aired on Discovery Jeet.<ref>{{citation |title=Kranti Prakash Jha on playing Swami Ramdev on TV: I have tried to be as close to his real persona as I could|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/kranti-prakash-jha-swami-ramdev-swami-ramdev-ek-sangharsh-5044016/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 January 2018 }}</ref> | ||
[[Patanjali Ayurved|Patanajali Ayurveda Limited]] remains one of the top ten advertisers in India, and | [[Patanjali Ayurved|Patanajali Ayurveda Limited]] remains one of the top ten advertisers in India, and Ramdev's face has become [[ubiquitous]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=interview-baba-ramdev-patanjali|url=https://thewire.in/books/interview-baba-ramdev-patanjali}}</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:1965 births]] | [[Category:1965 births]] | ||
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[[Category:Modern yoga gurus]] | [[Category:Modern yoga gurus]] | ||