Patanjali Yogpeeth has confirmed that it has received a defamation notice served by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), demanding an apology from Yoga Guru Ramdev over remarks on allopathy, and said it will give legally a “befitting reply”.
While responding to an e-mail query by a newswire, a statement from the Patanjali Yogpeeth quoting general secretary Acharya Balkrishna confirmed it and said: “We will give them befitting reply legally which way we do all things while serving our great motherland and humanity.”
The Haridwar-based organisation also said that Patanjali carries all the activities with “scientific and truthful temperament” and “cannot allow anyone to disparage, neglect and demean the great knowledge and science of rishis and scriptures”.
On Wednesday, the IMA had served a six-page defamation notice on Ramdev for his alleged disparaging remarks against allopathy and allopathic doctors, demanding an apology from him within 15 days, failing which it said the association will demand compensation of ₹1,000 crore from the yoga guru.
Surjitt Sahani
