Teaching Note: Deep mist of controversies against Patanjali remains enigmatic Available to Purchase

Patanjali Ayurveda was a household name in India. The company was immensely popular in ayurvedic medicines. However, controversies came one after another regarding its misleading advertisements, quality, tax-related issues, etc. Finally, the matter reached to Supreme Court after the issue was raised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which filed a petition against the Patanjali advertisement titled “Misconceptions spread by allopathy: save yourself and the country from the misconceptions spread by pharma and medical industry”. The honourable court also gave the verdict regarding this, compelling the company to make an apology through print media. This was imposed for “misbranding and...