Overview

• Vidit Gujrathi insisted his family’s roles in Ayurveda, homeopathy, cosmetology and physiotherapy legally qualify them as doctors under India’s AYUSH framework
• After accusing Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips of mocking his loved ones, the chess grandmaster declared he has “no time for noise” and will end the online exchange
• Dr. Philips continues to argue that non-MBBS practitioners fall outside clinical medicine and that labeling them as doctors risks misleading the public
• Social media users remain divided between those upholding allopathic standards and those defending traditional and allied-health professions
• The Indian Medical Association confirms that Ayurveda and homoeopathy practitioners may use the “Dr.” title if properly registered with the relevant councils