Overview

• The Delhi High Court criticized Baba Ramdev's 'sharbat jihad' remarks, describing them as 'indefensible' and harmful to communal harmony.
• Hamdard Laboratories filed a defamation suit against Ramdev, alleging his comments about Rooh Afza funding mosques and madrasas were defamatory and incited hate speech.
• Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued in court that Ramdev's statements went beyond product disparagement and amounted to communal division and hate speech.
• The court has ordered Ramdev's counsel to appear for further hearings, while a separate FIR petition against him is under consideration in Bhopal.
• This controversy follows prior legal challenges faced by Patanjali, including a Supreme Court ad ban over misleading claims earlier this year.