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HC asks Baba Ramdev to take down ‘Rooh Afza’ ad

Slamming its ‘communal tone’, the Delhi High Court Tuesday April 22, 2025 asked the controversial Hindu saint, Baba Ramdev, to take down the ‘Rooh Afza’ video advertisement

Tuesday April 22, 2025 9:33 PM, ummid.com News Network

New Delhi: Slamming its ‘communal tone’, the Delhi High Court Tuesday April 22, 2025 asked the controversial Hindu saint, Baba Ramdev, to take down the ‘Rooh Afza’ video advertisement.

While hearing a plea filed by Hamdard, the Delhi High Court said the remarks made in the video ad by the Patanjali owner shocked its conscience and was indefensible.

“I could not believe my eyes and ears when I saw this [videos]”, Justice Amit Bansal said.

Controversial Ad

Ramdev in the Patanjali ad promoting its product accused Hamdard to use money earned from selling Rooh Afza to build madarasa and mosques.

In the video, Ramdev said while Rooh Afza is a "part of sherbat jihad", the money earned from Patanjali rose sherbat will be used to build gurukuls and Patanjali university.

Following the court’s harsh observations, Baba Ramdev submitted to take down the controversial advertisement.

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing on behalf of Rooh Afza owner Hamdard, said it was a shocking case that goes beyond the disparagement of the Rooh Afza product and is also a case of "communal divide."

He also said Ramdev's remarks were like hate speech.

Not a first case

This is not the first time when Patanjali and its owner were dragged in court. Back in 2022, Indian Medical Association (IMA) had sued the two after they had issued a newspaper advertisement titled "Misconceptions Spread By Allopathy: Save Yourself And The Country From The Misconceptions Spread By Pharma And Medical Industry".

The Patanjali in the same ad had also claimed that its drugs had cured people of diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid, liver cirrhosis, arthritis and asthma.

The IMA in its petition had termed Patanjali claims misleading and also accused it of spreading disinformation.

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