His calling modern medicine a stupid science is a totally different criminal Act. Inaction from the government would seriously hurt the doctors who are fighting the pandemic, said the letter
In an open letter to the citizens of India, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has informed them of the sequence of events over the past week, and has also demanded the prosecution of yoga guru Baba Ramdev under the Disaster Management Act. It said that Ramdev thought it fit to launch his tirade against the national COVID-19 treatment.
“What he failed to realise is, that, in doing so, he has irreparably damaged the efforts of the Government of India in containing the epidemic. Creating confusion in the minds of the people against the National COVID protocol and National Vaccination Programme is an anti-national act of heinous proportions. IMA has demanded to deem it as sedition and prosecute him under the Disaster Management Act,” said the letter.
It added, “His calling modern medicine a stupid science is a totally different criminal Act. Inaction from the government would seriously hurt the doctors who are fighting the pandemic.”
Further, according to the letter, Ramdev’s supporters have attempted diversionary tactics of malicious attacks on IMA and its national president.
Nothing will deviate IMA from its resolve to nail this anti-national. IMA’s all activities are within the four corners of the law. Modern medicine is in the frontline fighting the pandemic. Starting from the medical students and residents to the critical care and emergency-care physicians, every single doctor has been deployed in the defence of our people. Every branch of modern medicine is contributing as a team. The war is yet to be won. The nation stands with the government in this crisis, it mentioned.
IMA also notified that a total of 594 doctors have lost their lives during the second wave of COVID-19, with the highest number being in Delhi (107).