The case before the Supreme Court was filed by the IMA against Patanjali Ayurved and its promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, for publishing misleading advertisements targeted at allopathic medicine.
The IMA accused Patanjali of running a smear campaign against modern medicine.
The hearings in the matter saw the Court pass several strong strictures against Patanjali.
However, on April 23, the Court also told the IMA to put its own house in order and address unethical practices in modern medicine.
In comments made subsequently to the press, Dr. Asokan was reported to have said that it was "unfortunate" that the Supreme Court criticised the IMA and that doctors were demoralised due to the same.
The case before the Supreme Court was filed by the IMA against Patanjali Ayurved and its promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, for publishing misleading advertisements targeted at allopathic medicine.
The IMA accused Patanjali of running a smear campaign against modern medicine.
The hearings in the matter saw the Court pass several strong strictures against Patanjali. However, on April 23, the Court also told the IMA to put its own house in order and address unethical practices in modern medicine.
In comments made subsequently to the press, Dr. Asokan was reported to have said that it was "unfortunate" that the Supreme Court criticised the IMA and that doctors were demoralised due to the same.
The Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah had taken strong exception to this statement. Although Dr. Asokan apologised for his comment, the Court was not convinced by the apology right away.
"Why you did not give a public apology? Everything was written in black and white, why did you not make amends if you truly wanted to apologise? You could have gone to the same agency (PTI) and said what you are saying on affidavit now...What did you do to redeem yourself after the interview? Tell us," the Bench had remarked during a May 14 hearing.
In response, the IMA has now published public apologies. The Court today proceeded to take this submission (part of an affidavit) on record, before adjourning the hearing.
