Patanjali Ayurved’s Managing Director Acharya Balakrishna said in the Supreme Court today that the company expresses regret for its misleading advertisement. He also ensured the court that they will make sure that such advertisements are not issued in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement from the managing director came two days after the court ordered Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to appear in person over Patanjali Ayurved’s misleading ads in two-weeks time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On February 27, the Supreme Court banned Patanjali Ayurved from running advertisements for its medicines, which treat a variety of conditions, including obesity, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and high blood pressure. It served Acharya Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved with a notice of contempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company promised the Supreme Court in November 2023 that it would refrain from making any unsubstantiated claims or assertions regarding the effectiveness of medicine or criticising the medical establishment. However, the company kept running misleading ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acharya Balakrishna said in his Supreme Court affidavit that the ads that were published after November 2023 were only supposed to carry general statements, but they inadvertently contained offending sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Patanjali Media Department approved the ads, however, they were unaware of the November 2023 Supreme Court order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The affidavit said, they\u2019ll make sure that there are no more of these ads published in the future. The affidavit stated that the deponent’s intention is to encourage the nation’s citizens to lead healthier lives by consuming Patanjali products, including products for lifestyle ailments through the use of age-old literature and materials supplementing and backed by ayurvedic research. This is not to be taken as a defense, but rather as a clarification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, according to the corporation, is archaic and hasn’t been updated since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It further stated that the 1940 Drugs and Cosmetics Act was passed during a period of low scientific research on Ayurveda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also said, their only quest is for a better and healthier life for each and every citizen and to reduce the burden on the country’s healthcare infrastructure by providing holistic, evidence-based solutions for lifestyle related medical complications through the usage of the age-old traditional approach of Ayurveda and Yoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The idea was to promote ayurvedic products which are based on age-old literature\/material backed by scientific research, the company said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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