Indian state suspends licences of 14 products of yoga guru in latest setback


The 14 products whose licences were suspended included traditional medicines for asthma, bronchitis and diabetes. - PHOTO: REUTERS

NEW DELHI (Reuters): An Indian state regulator has suspended manufacturing licences of 14 products made by pharmaceutical companies of the country's most popular yoga guru for repeatedly publishing misleading advertisements about their efficacy, a government order showed.

The order is the latest setback for Baba Ramdev whose TV shows, yoga cures and traditional medicine offerings for diseases have made him popular in India and other nations.

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