As the controversy over his comments against allopathic medicines and doctors is drawing severe ire, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said during a yoga session that he has a target of converting 1,000 allopathic doctors to Ayurveda in a year's time.
Ramdev was addressing participants who had gathered from across the country. He said several allopaths holding MBBS and MD degrees were also attending the yoga camp.
“These are the doctors who have faced the side-effects of allopathic drugs and have now turned to yoga and Ayurveda. Some of them have taken voluntary retirement from their practice and decided to follow our path."
"In fact, I have decided that in the next one year, our target would be to convert over 1,000 allopathic doctors to naturopathy," said Ramdev.
The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) India will hold a nationwide protest against Yoga Guru Ramdev on June 1 over his statements regarding allopathic doctors and modern medicine.
FORDA India said they will hold a nationwide black day protest "without hampering the patient care to voice their protest against the statements of Yoga Guru Ramdev against COVID warriors and modern medicine."
The association also demanded an unconditional open public apology or action against him under the Epidemic Diseases Act.
On Wednesday, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take appropriate action under sedition and other charges against Ramdev for allegedly "spearheading a misinformation campaign on COVID vaccination".
The IMA had sent a legal notice to yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his alleged statements against allopathy and "defaming" scientific medicine.