Acharya Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali Ayurved and an aide of Yoga guru Ramdev, has apologised to the Supreme Court for the company’s misleading claims about its products and their medicinal efficacy.This comes days after the court came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved for not responding to a contempt notice over misleading advertisements. The bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah had also summoned Balkrishna and Ramdev.
In an affidavit filed in the court, Mr Balkrishna has said he has the highest regards for the rule of law. Extending an “unqualified apology”, he said the company will “ensure that such advertisements are not issued in the future”.