Overview

• Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court criticized Baba Ramdev’s remarks linking Rooh Afza profits to mosque and madrasa funding as shocking and indefensible.
• Hamdard Laboratories filed a defamation and hate speech suit against Ramdev, arguing his statements promote communal division and amount to hate speech.
• The court instructed Ramdev to submit an affidavit within five days, committing to refrain from making similar statements in the future.
• Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has also sought a police FIR against Ramdev under laws against promoting religious hatred.
• This controversy adds to ongoing legal challenges faced by Patanjali and its founders, including cases of misleading advertisements and regulatory violations.