Doctors across the country are celebrating Black Day to protest yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s remarks on allopathy and modern medicine.
Staff from several hospitals across the country held demonstrations, held posters and called for the arrest of the founder of Patanjali Ayurved. Medical associations have also asked him for an “unconditional public apology” for what he said.
Call for protest on May 29thThe Federation of Resident Doctors Associations (FORDA) had stressed that the excitement will not hamper health services. Some doctors marked their protest on duty with messages on their PPE kits.
Photo posted by protesting doctors on social media.
“Our protest began this morning against the remarks made by Ramdev, who is not even qualified to speak on the discipline of allopathy. He had broken the morale of the doctors fighting day in and day out in the pandemic. We demand an unconditional public apology from him or take action against him under the Epidemic Diseases Act, “said a senior FORDA official.
FORDA has also alleged that Ramdev’s remarks contributed to “vaccine reluctance” among people.
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Dr. Amandeep Singh, President of the AIIMS RDA, said on the matter: “All doctors are hurt by his repeated statements against modern medicine and against those Covid warriors who lost their lives treating patients. Every day he tweets against the treatment policy, the vaccination strategy, but no action is taken. I don’t know why the government isn’t acting. “
Doctors at Safdurjung Hospital in Delhi
“Many doctors wear black armbands or black ribbons to symbolize the protest,” he said, adding: “Doctors in other cities are also causing a stir.”
“We are celebrating a black day against the misunderstandings that Ramdev has spread in public. It was never Ayurveda Against Allopathy. All health workers serve the nation. We have all sacrificed our lives. But it is unbearable to make fun of such ordeal.” action should be taken against him according to the epidemic law, “said a protesting doctor.
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Meanwhile, Baba Ramdev said in conversation with AajTak: “I have taken back my remarks and apologized. I respect all Covid warriors who lost their lives during this pandemic. The problem is exaggerated by the ugly attitude of the IMA – they call Ayurveda one Pseudoscience, even if leading doctors say 90 percent of Covid patients can be treated at home with a healthy diet and yoga. Then why offend yoga? “
Members of the Jammu Medical Association protest in Udhampur.
“This is not allopathy against Ayurveda. I have spoken against the drug mafia. I am adopting allopathy as a science,” he added.
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Baba Ramdev was recently forced to withdraw a testimony made in a viral video clip in which he questioned some of the drugs used to treat the coronavirus infection and said that “Lakhs died from taking allopathic drugs for Covid-19”.
The statements met with loud protests, whereupon Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asked him to withdraw the “extremely unfortunate” statement.
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– Dr. Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) May 23, 2021
Another video clip went viral in which the yoga guru could allegedly hint at the deaths of doctors due to Covid-19 and the ineffectiveness of Covid treatment protocols.
While Baba Ramdev withdrew his remarks and apologized a day later, the The yoga guru asked the Indian Medical Association 25 questions (IMA) in an “open letter” on his Twitter handle asking if allopathy provides lasting relief from disease.
His remarks had angered the Medical Brotherhood and angered the IMA. The IMA urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi go after Baba Ramdev amid riots and other charges for allegedly “leading a misinformation campaign about Covid vaccination”.
The IMA also forwarded a six-page defamation note to Baba Ramdev for his allegedly derogatory remarks against allopathy and allopathic doctors, who demanded an apology from him within 15 days, otherwise the association demanded compensation of 1,000 rupees from the yoga guru.
Patanjali Yogpeeth confirmed that he had received a statement of defamation served by the Indian Medical Association and said he would provide an “appropriate response” legally.
(with contributions by Sneha Mordani and Aneesha Mathur)
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