Overview
- On June 3, Anushka Sharma shared a YouTube interview with homeopath Dr. Rajan Sankaran on her Instagram Story and wrote that homeopathy had played an important role in her life.
- The post produced a sharp online split with critics accusing her of promoting an unproven therapy and of hypocrisy because she lives in London, while supporters and some patients posted personal accounts of benefit.
- Prominent clinician Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips publicly denounced the endorsement, calling homeopathy ineffective and citing decisions by health authorities in the UK, France, Spain and Australia to reduce funding or find insufficient evidence.
- Homeopathy practitioners and defenders argued treatment choice is personal and pointed to patient testimonials and holistic approaches as reasons people seek the therapy.
- There has been no public reply from Sharma and no policy change so far, leaving the episode as an active flashpoint that underscores ongoing tensions between anecdotal experience, evidence‑based medicine and the role of celebrity influence; homeopathy remains recognised under India’s AYUSH framework.