Overview

• Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court criticized Baba Ramdev’s remarks as ‘shocking’ and ‘indefensible,’ stating they promote communal division.
• Ramdev’s video accused Hamdard’s Rooh Afza of funding mosques and madrasas, while promoting Patanjali’s rose sharbat as supporting Hindu institutions.
• Hamdard Laboratories filed a defamation and hate speech suit, arguing the statements went beyond product disparagement and amounted to hate speech.
• Ramdev’s counsel agreed to remove all videos and social media posts containing the ‘Sharbat Jihad’ remarks and committed to filing an affidavit within five days to avoid similar future statements.
• The court scheduled the next hearing for May 1 to review compliance and ensure the removal of communal rhetoric in marketing.