New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is paying a price for making objectionable comments against Rooh Afza. Ramdev on Friday submitted an affidavit in the Delhi High Court that he will not issue any derogatory statement or post on social media like his 'Sharbat Jihad' remark against Hamdard's Rooh Afza.
Earlier on May 1, Justice Amit Bansal, who was hearing the case in the Delhi High Court, had ordered Baba Ramdev to remove the controversial post from the social media platform and asked him to file an affidavit.
On Friday, Ramdev's lawyer filed an affidavit before Justice Amit Bansal as per his order. Earlier, Patanjali Foods Limited had also filed a similar affidavit on the court's order.
The court gave this order during the hearing of the case filed by 'Hamdard National Foundation India' against Ramdev and his Patanjali Foods Limited regarding controversial remarks.
Hamdard National Foundation had claimed that while promoting Patanjali's Gulab Sharbat, Ramdev alleged that the money earned from Hamdard's Rooh Afza was used in the construction of madrasas and mosques.
Court had sought an affidavit from Ramdev
On April 22, the court had sought an affidavit from Ramdev and Patanjali that they will not issue any statement, social media post or derogatory video/advertisement in future in relation to competitors' products, which is the subject of the present litigation.
During the hearing of the case, the court said that Ramdev's Sharbat Jihad comment on Hamdard's Rooh Afza cannot be justified and it has shaken its conscience, after which the yoga guru assured the court that he would immediately remove the related videos and social media posts.
Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev had recently launched one of his rose syrups in the market. During its promotion, Ramdev had alleged without naming Rooh Afza that the company constructs madrasas and mosques with the money collected from Rooh Afza's earnings.