IMA demands action against Ramdev for making unscientific statements against allopathy

Indian Medical Association on Saturday stated that Ramdev has misled people by making "unlearned" statements against allopathy and modern medicine, and added that Centre should take strong action against him. The doctors' body said in a statement, Ramdev should be prosecuted under the Epidemic Diseases Act as "untutored" statements are "a threat to the literate society of the country as well as to the poor people falling prey to him" It further noted, The Union health minister who himself is a practicing modern medicine allopathic postgraduate and head of this ministry, should either accept the challenge and accusation of this gentleman and dissolve the modern medical facility or boldly face and prosecute the person for his words of arson on the sovereignty of the country and book him under the Epidemic Act to save millions of people from such unscientific utterances. The IMA said, "Ramdev deserves to be prosecuted for disobeying and causing danger to the life of many by making them believe to not to take the advice of allopathy doctors." The doctors' body, citing a video circulating on social media, said Ramdev is seen saying that "allopathy ek aisi stupid aur diwalilya science hai… ".