Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Acharya Balkrishna on Wednesday published a fresh apology in leading newspapers for misleading advertisements of Patanjali's medicinal products. This time, the apology was bigger in size after the Supreme Court pulled up the duo for not "prominently" displaying it previously.
“We earnestly apologise for the mistake made in publishing our advertisements and it is our whole-hearted commitment that such errors will not be repeated,” the apology stated.
During a hearing of the contempt proceedings related to the misleading ads case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court had asked if the size of the apology put out in newspapers by Patanjali was similar to full-page advertisements for its products.
The bench asked why the apology was filed after one week, just ahead of the Supreme Court hearing. "Is the apology the same size as your advertisements?" Justice Kohli said.
After the Supreme Court rap, Patanjali Ayurved, in an affidavit, tendered an unconditional apology, stating that Patanjali's intention was only to exhort the citizens of this country to lead a healthier life by using its products.
