IMA Uttarakhand sends Rs 1,000-crore defamation notice to Ramdev

The notice asks Ramdev to post a video countering his statements questioning modern medicine and tender a written apology within the next 15 days or a sum of Rs 1,000 crore would be demanded from him.

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May 26, 2021 / 13:39 IST

File image of Baba Ramdev

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttarakhand on May 26 sent a Rs 1,000-crore defamation notice to yoga guru Ramdev. The notice asks Ramdev to post a video countering the statements made by him against modern medicine and tender a written apology within the next 15 days or a sum of Rs 1,000 crore would be demanded from him.

IMA Uttarakhand sends a defamation notice of Rs 1000 cr to Yog Guru Ramdev. The notice states that if he doesn't post a video countering the statements given by him and tender a written apology within the next 15 days, then a sum of Rs 1000 crores will be demanded from him. pic.twitter.com/c7RlLInXi3
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021

IMA state unit president Dr Ajay Khanna said that a letter has been sent to the state's chief minister and chief secretary on May 24.

"In the letter, it is written that there is a lot of resentment among the IMA doctors against the statement of Baba Ramdev. The Union Health Minister has also sent a notice to Ramdev on the same stating that the statement is considered incorrect", Dr Khanna told ANI.

The state government should take strict action against Ramdev immediately. Patanjali Ayurved, the company that Ramdev founded, is headquartered in Haridwar in Uttarakhand.

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