BJP MLA defends Patanjali after Maharashtra Minister calls its Covid medicine ‘spurious’

Anil Deshmukh

A BJP MLA in Maharashtra on Thursday took on the state’s home minister Anil Deshmukh for red flagging Patanjali Ayurved’s medicine that claims to cure Covid-19 and saying that “Maharashtra won’t allow sale of spurious medicines”.
Following the controversy over Patanjali Ayurved’s claim that its medicine Coronil is a cure for Covid-19, Deshmukh tweeted that the National Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Jaipur will find out whether clinical trials of ‘Coronil’ were done at all. Patanjali is promoted by yoga guru Ramdev.
“The National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur will find out whether clinical trials of @PypAyurved’s ‘Coronil’ were done at all. An abundant warning to @yogrishiramdev that Maharashtra won’t allow sale of spurious medicines.

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