The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday demanded an explanation from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan for promoting Patanjali’s coronil tablet.

It expressed shock over the “blatant lie of WHO certification” for the tablet, which Patanjali claims is an evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19. Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved had on Friday claimed the coronil tablet had received certification from the Ayush Ministry as a medicine supporting COVID-19 treatment as per the World Health Organization’s certification scheme.