1/n In re: the Patanjali claim that it has an Ayurvedic cure for Corona please do refer to these rules which banned AYUSH drugs from being advertised for " diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of any disease, disorder, syndrome or condition." https://twitter.com/AnantBhan/status/1275407524368248832

2/n https://casemindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Advertising-Rules.pdf

The Ayurvedic industry led by the Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal got a de-facto stay on the rules from the Delhi High Court in January 2019 - no movement in court since then: https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/hc-protects-reckitt-benckiser-against-coercive-steps-on-advertising-its-ayurvedic-drugs/67543607

3/n Do refer to this petition I sent the government a few months ago in response to a govt. proposal to amend the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act: https://casemindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Comments-on-the-proposed-Drugs-and-Magic-Remedies-Objectionable-Advertisements-Amendment-Bill-2020.pdf

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4/n This is a direct consequence of the lackadaisical attitude toward effective regulation addressing misinformation when it comes to drugs and devices in the country. For a year now since the Delhi HC order, the administration has done precious nothing to address the problem.

5/ n And turning a blind eye toward intentional propagation of misinformation; to whose benefit should we ask the @moayush ?

Until such time that there is punitive action toward people who do this, dont expect anything to change. We have seen this time and time again wrt FDCs.