‘Sharbat jihad’ row: Ramdev past anybody’s management, lives in personal world, says Delhi HC

Yoga guru Ramdev. File
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The Delhi Excessive Courtroom on Thursday (Might 1, 2025) stated Yoga practitioner Ramdev was “not in command of anybody” and lived in his personal world earlier than discovering him in prima facie contempt of its order over his controversial “sharbat jihad” remarks towards Hamdard’s Rooh Afza.

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The courtroom beforehand ordered him to not concern any assertion or share movies in future over Hamdard’s merchandise.

“In view of the final order, his affidavit in addition to this video are prima facie in contempt. I’ll concern a contempt discover now. We’re simply calling him right here,” Justice Amit Bansal stated after being knowledgeable on Thursday that regardless of the courtroom’s April 22 instructions, Ramdev revealed a video making objectionable statements.

“He (Ramdev) just isn’t in command of anybody. He lives in his personal world,” the choose remarked. Ramdev’s counsel urged the courtroom to take up the matter after someday because the arguing counsel was unavailable.

The courtroom, due to this fact, deferred the listening to for a while.

Hamdard Nationwide Basis India filed a plea towards Ramdev and his Patanjali Meals Ltd over the controversial remarks.

The courtroom had on the final event stated Ramdev’s comment of “sharbat jihad” on Hamdard’s Rooh Afza shook its conscience and was indefensible, prompting the Yoga guru to guarantee he would instantly take down the associated movies and social media posts.

The counsel for Hamdard claimed whereas selling Patanjali’s “gulab sharbat”, Ramdev alleged the cash earned from Hamdard’s Rooh Afza was used to construct madrasas and mosques.