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Allopathy row: Harsh Vardhan calls yoga guru Ramdev's remark unfortunate

Vardhan said Ramdev's remark had not just disrespected the feelings of corona warriors but also deeply hurt the people of the country

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Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (left) told yoga guru Ramdev that his remark had not just disrespected the feelings of corona warriors but also deeply hurt the people of India

Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday asked yoga guru Ramdev to rescind his remark against allopathy medicine, calling it extremely unfortunate.
 
Ramdev had said allopathy caused deaths of “lakhs of Covid patients”, prompting the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to ask the government to take strict action against the yoga guru for misleading people and allegedly describing modern medicine as stupid science. 
 
Vardhan said Ramdev's remark had not just disrespected the feelings of corona warriors but also deeply hurt the people of the country.
 
“Doctors and health workers are like gods for people of the country for

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