Ramdev Row: Allopathy, Ayurveda & need for evidence-based treatment for Covid

Published on May 29, 2021 09:27 am IST

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has been at loggerheads with Yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his remarks against Covid-19 vaccines and modern medicine. The IMA, which has alleged that the yoga guru was trying to promote Patanjali products, has filed police complaints against Ramdev and written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek action against him and sent a ₹1,000 crore defamation notice over the last few weeks. IMA has also challenged experts from Patanjali Yogpeeth to a televised debate on allopathy. In the latest edition of HT Insight, Hindustan Times' Editor-in-chief, Sukumar Ranganathan speaks on the ongoing Ramdev row and throws light on the need for evidence-based science for Covid treatment. He says Watch the full video for more.

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