'The intent of Patanjali was not wrong, they faulted on protocols'

'The intent of Patanjali was not wrong, they faulted on protocols'

'The intent of Patanjali was not wrong, they faulted on protocols'

On Tuesday, the Union ministry of AYUSH directed Patanjali to stop advertising its Coronil tablets, which Baba Ramdev claimed "is not an immunity booster but a cure" for COVID-19. Reiterating the effectiveness of the medicine, the yoga guru had said 69 per cent of the people who took the tablets recovered within three days, and 100 per cent of the patients were cured in seven days. "There has been zero per cent death rate and 100 per cent recovery rate," he had said.

While the direction from the Union ministry may have come as a dampener, Ayush Minister Shripad Naik clarified that the government is happy with Patanjali for carrying out researches for finding a cure to COVID-19.

According to The Print, the minister clarified that the intent of Patanjali in coming out with a possible cure for the virus was not wrong, but they faulted in following protocols.

Earlier, Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna had said when the virus began to spread across the world, a team of scientists at Patanjali Ayurved was tasked with finding a cure to the virus. They worked day and night and identified herbs that had medicinal properties to cure the disease, he added.

Hailing Patanjali's efforts, the Union minister said, "We are very happy that they are doing something for the country by carrying out research on providing cures for coronavirus. But they should have sent it to us for permission," reported The Print.

The minister further said Patanjali accepted its mistake and has sent all the documents related to the medicine. "Our task force will now scrutinise it and within a few days we will be able to decide on the matter," Shripad Naik was quoted as saying.

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