Opinion | Patanjali Saga: Why Some Businesses Go So Wrong On Consumer Welfare & How This Can Be Fixed

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda made several unfounded claims about the effectiveness of its products, which brought it under fire from the Supreme Court.

Source : PTI

The Supreme Court recently came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurveda over the issue of misleading claims in its advertisements. The court was also critical of the regulators’ lackadaisical attitude. Leveraging increased consumer preference for natural products, ethnocentrism, government focus on self-reliance, and the personal brand of Baba Ramdev and his political influence, Patanjali Group introduced value-for-money offerings across several product categories and has emerged as a major