Shocked at Patanjali's 'blatant lie of WHO certification', says IMA

The launch was attended by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has expressed shock at the “blatant lie of WHO certification” of Patanjali’s Coronil and questioned Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for promoting the drug.

In a strongly worded statement, the IMA asked Vardhan the ethics of such endorsement and release of “such falsely fabricated and unscientific product to the people of the whole country”.

Yoga guru Ramdev had on Friday released a paper by Haridwar-based Patanjali Research Institute on Coronil, which it claimed to be the “first evidence-based ayurvedic medicine” against the coronavirus disease.

“Coronil has received the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CoPP) from the Ayush section of Central