Indian yoga expert Swami Ramdev faces communist heat.

[Guest guest]

What a Brave being. But I guess this is what the word "Swami" means!

 

Why did Swami have 50 ex-workers who needed to turn to a politician?

 

Love and Light

 

Jane

 

Swami Ramdev, contrary to her expectations, didn't exactly go into hiding. He promptly called a press conference and with two eminent MD's flanking him proceeded to clear the air with his breath..sorry.. damage control exercises. Replying to media questions he said that Ms Karat should have come to him to collect the sample from his manufacturing facility.

[Guest guest]

Rajvanshi Wed Jan 4, 2006 2:27 pm Re: Indian yoga expert Swami Ramdev faces communist heat. just a short comment/ observation: at the first place it was improper for a national leader to attack a national serving

teacher in public with an objective to defame him, everything in life can not be politics second who in india is not fooling people, please THINK and let me know, it would be intresting to know if there exists any third, if he is doing something wrong under ayurveda, she should have asked for a explanation from him, if not convinced she could decide action from party with the health ministry, fourth, even if he is using what can be bad (???), and if scores are getting cured, what is the harm...., tell me is strike good??? but every one in our country does that to validate their legitimate claims.... analogy can be wrong but point is not fifth, whom are we protecting by attacking a yoga teacher???? if we do not know, then think.... its a shame that we always attack our OWN interest, we are good slaves, but not good leaders..... regards, Rajvanshi

Neeraj “New opinions often appear first as jokes and fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then as questions open to discussion, and finally as established truths.” – George Bernard Shaw.

DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less

[Guest guest]

Dear Jagannath Chatterjee.

 

Reall a Good review about the controvercy. I am of

the same opinion as you.

 

Dr Shylesh

 

 

 

--- Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 wrote:

 

> Dear List,

>

> After the attack on Prince Charles for advocating

> alternative therapies in the UK, after the

> humiliation of Kennedy Jr for establishing the link

> between autism and vaccines in the USA, it is now

> the turn of Swami Ramdev, who has a fan following of

> crores in India, to face the ire of " secular " and

> " scientific " forces.

>

> Yesterday CPI(M) leader Ms Brinda Karat sought to

> floor the Swami with a karate chop alleging that he

> mixes human skull powder and animal bones in the

> medicines he prescribes as ayurvedic medicines. She

> claimed she had sent samples to the Health Ministry

> who have responded by writing to her that the

> medicine sample did contain animal remains, which is

> valid ayurvedic practice but required a special

> licence. By not mentioning the contents on the label

> the pharmacy in question, Divya Yog Pharmacy had

> indeed erred.

>

> Ms Karat also alleged that the Swami had been of

> late hobnobbing with " powerful elements " and

> appealed that the " unholy nexus " be broken. She was

> perhaps refering to the Swami's growing clout with

> ex-Prime Minister Sri Atal Behari Vajpayee,

> Rajasthan Chief Minister Smt Vasundhara Raje

> Scindia, firebrand leader Susree Uma Bharati,

> Uttaranchal CM Sri N D Tewari, Indian Cine

> Superstar Sri Amitabh Bachhan, besides media

> barons, beaurocrats, mainstream doctors and senior

> journalists. Perhaps she also meant the Indian

> public as crores of suffering people all over the

> country wake up to the 3:00 AM TV programme of the

> Swami.

>

> Swami Ramdev, contrary to her expectations, didn't

> exactly go into hiding. He promptly called a press

> conference and with two eminent MD's flanking him

> proceeded to clear the air with his breath..sorry..

> damage control exercises. Replying to media

> questions he said that Ms Karat should have come to

> him to collect the sample from his manufacturing

> facility. He also revealed that Ms Karat had first

> mentioned his pharmacy as Divya Pharmacy, Haryana

> which made the Health Ministry reject her claim as

> no such pharmacy existed there. It was later

> resubmitted as Divya Yog Pharmacy, Hardwar. He

> doubted the genuineness of the sample sent for

> examination.

>

> The Swami challenged any organisation to come and

> inspect his pharmacy at any time to verify the

> allegations made. Regarding labelling he said he

> followed the practice as followed by the major

> ayurvedic drug pharmacies in India. He also procured

> a certificate from the Health Department of

> Uttaranchal which had investigated a previous

> similiar allegation and found it false. The two MD's

> present, one from the Uttaranchal government and the

> other, the personal physician of Sri Amitabh

> Bachhan, agreed to what the Swami had to say.

>

> The Swami did not stop at that. He readily offered

> interviews to almost all national TV news channels

> and made further interesting revelations. He said

> that his tirade against junk food and soft drinks

> have resulted in sharp falls in their sales hurting

> the profit figures of MNC's. Leading toothpaste

> brands and cosmetic manufacturers have been forced

> to change their product patterns. He alleged he had

> proof that two major cola MNC's and a certain drug

> major had held a closed door meeting with Ms Karat.

> He said just as the recent MP's, exposed by a sting

> operation for accepting bribes to raise questions in

> Parliament, had been probed, a similiar probe should

> be intiated to know the real reason behind Ms

> Karat's allegations.

>

> Regarding animal matter the Swami said the only

> animal matter he used were cow produces that have

> been used in ayurveda for centuries. He said conch

> shells too were used in some remedies. He said the

> names of the medicines indicated the animal contents

> and there was no effort to hide anything. He

> expressed surprise that someone should accuse him of

> using human skulls and animal bones. He invited Ms

> Karat to attend her yoga and breathing sessions so

> that she would see reason and turn out to be a

> better politician. He said he would soon send an

> official invitation to her.

>

> The Swami has literally invited trouble by

> continually exposing the shenanigans of MNC's and

> drug majors. He should have kept his own interests

> in view and worked silently. He had himself voiced

> apprehension many a times citing threats from

> powerful lobbies. He expressed dissatisfaction that

> despite offering relief to millions of people and

> curing cases declared incurable by mainstream

> doctors he continues to be cold shouldered.

> Interviews of people helped by his breathing

> techniques and remedies revealed that patients who

> had given up on life were now feeling young again.

> There were long lines at clinics manned by doctors

> trained by him.

>

> Famous ayurveds interviwed by the TV channels also

> strongly came out in support of the Swami. They said

> it was obvious that the popularity of various

> alternative therapies and ayurveda had unnerved

> certain factions. However these sciences would

> continue to grow they averred. They said the Swami's

> clinic had ISO certification and followed good

> manufacturing practices.

>

> Ms Karat said she was shocked how vegetarian

> followers of the Swami were being fooled. She said

> the Swami was playing with their emotions. It was

> very strange that a " secular " politician of Ms

> Karat's stature would suddenly champion the cause of

> Hindu vegetarians. Maybe she was peeved with the way

> the Swami had treated 50 odd ex employees of his

> pharmacy. The Swami had also not given any

> employment letters to his workers and kept them as

> " volunteers " to avoid labour trouble. These

> employees had approached Ms Karat who was fighting

> for their cause.

>

> We should call for an unbiased investigation into

> the whole episode where both claims and counter

> claims should be investigated. The labelling of

> ayurvedic products should be examined and ensured.

> The contents of ayurvedic medicines should also be

> examined and certified. The pharmacies should be

> brought under the ambit of good manufacturing

> practices. These steps should be taken immediately

> so that ayurveda does not get a bad name and also to

> ensure that such accusations do not come up in the

> future. It is sad that whereas ayurveda has spread

> to all parts of the globe it continues to be

> attacked and ignored and thus languishes in the

> country of its origin.

>

> It must be mentioned that such allegations have

> also been made against homeopathic remedies stating

> that they contained steroids. Later it transpired

> that the milk of magnesium used as a carrier of

> homeopathic remedies gave results similiar to

> steroids under a particular flame test. The persons

> who made the allegations were well aware f the fact.

> This is a face of " science " many have woken up to

> today. There is an urgent need to educate people

> about alternative therapies just as children are

> taught about the mainstream medical theories right

> from their primary school days.

>

> Regards,

> Jagannath.

>

>

> “New opinions often appear first as jokes and

> fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then as

> questions open to discussion, and finally as

> established truths.” – George Bernard Shaw.

>

>

>

>

>

> Photos

> Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add

> photos, events, holidays, whatever.

 

 

Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.