{"id":95461,"date":"2021-06-02T11:24:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T05:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=95461"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T05:54:39","slug":"2019-video-of-patanjali-acharya-balkrishna-viral-as-recent-after-ramdevs-statement-against-allopathy-and-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2019-video-of-patanjali-acharya-balkrishna-viral-as-recent-after-ramdevs-statement-against-allopathy-and-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of Patanjali&#8217;s Balkrishna in hospital viral amid Ramdev&#8217;s remarks against allopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video that shows Patanjali Ayurveda chairman Acharya Balkrishna lying on a hospital bed is being circulated widely on social media. Baba Ramdev also appears towards the end of the clip. One Sonu Jangra shared the footage on Twitter, where it garnered 3,700 views as of this writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210531121200\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonuJangraINC01\/status\/1397955954432307200?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u0902\u0924\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u092c\u093f\u092f\u0924 \u092c\u093f\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e_\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926\u0947\u0935<\/a> \u0938\u0940\u0927\u0947 \u0939\u0949\u0938\u094d\u092a\u093f\u091f\u0932 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0917\u090f \u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0902\u0924\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0915\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0921\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u092c \u0924\u094b \u092c\u094b\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0939\u0935\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0940\u091c\u0928 \u0916\u0940\u0902\u091a\u094b \u0913\u0930 \u0906\u091c \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0940\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u0932 \u0924\u0915 \u0924\u094b \u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u0921\u0949\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u091f\u0930-\u091f\u0930 \u092c\u094b\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0906\u091c \u0921\u0949\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u094b \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0926\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XSpEjS840\">pic.twitter.com\/8XSpEjS840<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sonu Jangra INC \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83d\ude4f (@SonuJangraINC01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonuJangraINC01\/status\/1397955954432307200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Baba Ramdev has been under fire from the medical fraternity for his objectionable remarks about allopathy. Doctors across the country have called for a boycott of the yoga guru and Patanjali. The visuals of Balkrishna admitted to a hospital have gone viral in the midst of these developments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Several Twitter users<\/a> shared the video as recent. It has also been circulated on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realanuraganand\/videos\/2467439146732773\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/realanuraganand\/videos\/2467439146732773\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u0902\u0924\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0915\u0902\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u092c\u093f\u092f\u0924 \u092c\u093f\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0940 #\u092a\u0924\u0902\u091c\u0932\u093f_\u0915\u0947_\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0921_\u090f\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0947\u0938\u0921\u0930_\u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e_\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926\u0947\u0935_\u091c\u0940 \u0938\u0940\u0927\u0947 \u0939\u0949\u0938\u094d\u092a\u093f\u091f\u0932 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0917\u090f, \u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0902\u0924\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0915\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0921\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u092c \u0924\u094b \u092c\u094b\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0939\u0935\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0940\u091c\u0928 \u0916\u0940\u0902\u091a\u094b \u0913\u0930 \u0906\u091c \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0940\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0932\u094d\u0926 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0925\u094d\u092f \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901<br \/>\n\u091c\u094b \u092c\u0915\u0932\u094b\u0932 \u092d\u093e\u0908 #\u0906\u0908_\u0938\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f_\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u0932\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u095c\u093e \u0924\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a role=\"button\" href=\"#\">Anurag Anand<\/a> on Saturday, May 29, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We have received a number of requests on the Alt News official mobile app (<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/tt\/app\/alt-news\/id1489307805?uo=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>) and WhatsApp helpline number (+91 7600 11160) to verify the viral video.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-95461 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2019-video-of-patanjali-acharya-balkrishna-viral-as-recent-after-ramdevs-statement-against-allopathy-and-doctors\/img_20210531_022745-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210531_022745-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210531_022745-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210531_022745-1-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210531_022745-1-718x1024.jpeg 718w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210531_022745-1-768x1096.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210531_022745-1-1076x1536.jpeg 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2019-video-of-patanjali-acharya-balkrishna-viral-as-recent-after-ramdevs-statement-against-allopathy-and-doctors\/screen-shot-2021-05-31-at-11-04-28-am-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/screen-shot-2021-05-31-at-11-04-28-am-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/screen-shot-2021-05-31-at-11-04-28-am-1.png 540w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/screen-shot-2021-05-31-at-11-04-28-am-1-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>First off, we noticed that none of the individuals seen here, including the doctors, are wearing a mask. The absence of masks inside a hospital during the middle of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic raises doubts over the clip\u2019s recency.<\/p>\n<p>A keyword search led us to a Facebook post by media outlet One India Hindi where this video was shared. It stated that an old video of Acharya Balkrishna has gone viral following the flurry of media attention around Ramdev&#8217;s remarks against allopathy. The visuals were actually taken when he was admitted to AIIMS due to a sudden deterioration in his health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oneindiahindi\/videos\/852993718621673\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/oneindiahindi\/videos\/852993718621673\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/oneindiahindi\/videos\/852993718621673\/\">&#8230;\u091c\u092c \u092a\u0924\u0902\u091c\u0932\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u092a\u095c\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930, AIIMS \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u090f \u0917\u090f \u0925\u0947 \u092d\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0940, \u092a\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u090f\u0932\u094b\u092a\u0948\u0925\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0902\u091f\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0906\u091a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932, \u091c\u092c \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u090f\u092e\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e<br \/>\n#BabaRamdev#acharyabalkrishna #patanjali<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oneindiahindi\/\">Oneindia Hindi<\/a> on Saturday, May 29, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A subsequent keyword search on Facebook revealed that the video had been posted to the social networking site in August 2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100010918187372\/videos\/884800451893886\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/840653459287044\/videos\/506671923476215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyPoll.in\/videos\/2247843795526006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3<\/a>). It had also been shared on Twitter around that time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0935\u093e\u0938\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u092f\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u092b\u093e\u092f\u0926\u0947 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0905\u0930\u092c\u092a\u0924\u093f \u092c\u0928 \u0917\u092f\u093e = \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 &#8221;<br \/>\n\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0906\u0908 \u0924\u094b AIIMS \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0901\u091a \u0917\u092f\u093e !<br \/>\n\u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0913 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u091a\u094c\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0947 \u092a\u0930 &#8230;&#8230; \u0917\u094c\u092e\u0942\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0935\u0948\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u094b ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5NV7oyd67\">pic.twitter.com\/t5NV7oyd67<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Archana Singh (@BPPDELNP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BPPDELNP\/status\/1165909389070479360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Kanak News story dated August 23, 2019, carried a statement by Ramdev on the condition of his close aide. Balkrishna suddenly took ill within 15 minutes of consuming a holy offering at a Janmashtami function. He was taken to Bhumanand Hospital after he fell unconscious. He was later shifted to AIIMS Rishikesh where his health improved considerably.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev Reaction On Acharya Balkrishna Health Issue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CaggQBU0p-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Dainik Jagran had also covered the Patanjali CEO\u2019s sudden decline in health.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u092c\u093f\u092f\u0924 \u092c\u093f\u0917\u095c\u0940, Rishikesh ke AIIMS \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0930\u094d\u0924\u0940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Euv7znx7Cck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Therefore, an old video of Balkrishna was falsely shared as recent amid the ongoing tussle between Patanjali and the Indian Medical Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video that shows Patanjali Ayurveda chairman Acharya Balkrishna lying on a hospital bed is being circulated widely on social media. Baba Ramdev also appears towards the end of the clip. One Sonu Jangra shared the footage on Twitter, where it garnered 3,700 views as of this writing. 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