Allopathy row | Indian Medical Association Uttarakhand challenges Baba Ramdev for open debate

The medical body also questioned him to tell which allopathic hospitals have given Patanjali medicines for treatment.

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May 29, 2021 / 02:15 PM IST

Baba Ramdev

The IMA-Baba Ramdev row has taken another turn. Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttarakhand on May 29 challenged Baba Ramdev for a debate with panel discussion. As per news agency ANI, it also asked Ramdev to tell which allopathic hospitals have given Patanjali medicines for treatment.

The medical body and the Patanjali founder have been in a tussle since Ramdev claimed 'Allopathy is a stupid science'.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttarakhand has challenged Yog Guru Ramdev for a debate, asked him to tell which allopathic hospitals have given Patanjali medicines for treatment, IMA has publicly challenged the debate with panel discussion

— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2021

This comes after IMA sought an FIR against Ramdev over his comments on modern medicine and filed a police complaint against Ramdev in Delhi.

The complaint comes after a video clip of Ramdev daring the authorities to arrest him went viral on social media.

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