Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has once again ruffled feathers, this time for using the term “Sharbat Jihad” in a video promoting Patanjali products. In the video, shared on Patanjali’s official Facebook page, Baba Ramdev mentioned a popular sharbat brand of funneling profits towards the construction of mosques and madrasas, urging people to buy Patanjali’s rose sharbat, which he claims supports Indian institutions like Gurukuls and Patanjali University.
Immediately, the Islamo-Leftist ecosystem pounced. They twisted the narrative into communal outrage, portraying Rooh Afza as the last bastion of employment and Islamic religious sanctity. The Islamo-Leftist cabal jumped to bash Baba Ramdev for potraying Rooh Afza in a dark light, Propaganda peddlers like Ajit Anjum made entire YouTube videos to target Yoga Guru Ramdev while conveniently ignoring every other big happening in the country.
Love jihaad, land jihaad, news channel jihad, government job jihaad ke baad ab market mein aaya “Sharbat Jihaad”
Baba Ramdev’s attempt to promote Patanjali’s sharbat by calling Rooh Afza “Sharbat Jihaad” is not only disrespectful but dangerous. Using religion to push his own… pic.twitter.com/Ozex1kTvyU
— Habeeb Masood Al-Aidroos (@habeeb_masood) April 9, 2025
-Muslims hijacked Kolkata streets & attacked Hindus.
-Revanth Reddy to take action on Leftist ka baap Dhruv Rathee.
But ‘neutral’ journo @ajitanjum ignored Muslims & Congress’s fascism to make video on just Rooh Afza! pic.twitter.com/CebfFUGVUX
— BALA (@erbmjha) April 10, 2025
मोहब्बत का शरबत ❤️ #RoohAfza pic.twitter.com/hb1wNJwSj3
— Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) April 10, 2025
The fact is, the outrage isn’t about Ramdev or sharbat. It’s about the Islamo-Left’s obsession with defending symbols rather than facts. The same crowd that cries foul at the term “Sharbat Jihad” went silent when the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) accused Hamdard of deceiving millions across South Asia through false advertising. According to DSCC investigations, several ingredients claimed to be in Rooh Afza were found to be entirely absent. Worse, health experts raised alarms about the drink’s effects on diabetic patients, suggesting serious risks to public health.
So while the Islamo-Left was busy defending a bottle of pink syrup, Dhaka’s civic bodies were lodging formal complaints with both the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Food Directorate against Hamdard. A video even emerged allegedly showing a Hamdard official trying to bribe a government inspector to withdraw a complaint. Yet no prime-time debates, no digital protests. Why? Because facts don’t matter when the goal is ideological grandstanding.
In the same breath that they launched smear campaigns against Baba Ramdev for his choice of words, the Leftist intelligentsia conveniently ignored his larger point: where does your money go? Is it wrong to question whether consumer funds are being redirected to religious establishments under the guise of health drinks? The so-called liberals scream “hate speech” but have no answers when it comes to accountability from minority-run enterprises.
Baba Ramdev never named Rooh Afza explicitly in his video. He merely questioned the ethics of choosing products without understanding their financial trail. And even if his terminology “Sharbat Jihad” was sharp, should that overshadow the larger issue of transparency and consumer rights? Ironically, when companies like Coca-Cola or Pepsi are called out for similar reasons, the same Left-leaning voices cheer. But question a product perceived to be associated with the Muslim community, and suddenly it’s communal.
This hypocrisy exposes the real agenda: silence dissent, control the narrative, and weaponize outrage to shield their ideological allies. Baba Ramdev, on this issue, has done what few others dare to—shine a light on economic undercurrents disguised as harmless products.
In 2018, the Dhaka City Corporation fined Hamdard Rs 4 lakh after confirming deceptive practices. The company pleaded guilty but later appealed the ruling only for fresh complaints to emerge. In response, the CEO of Dhaka’s civic body has urged swift action, calling for the Anti-Corruption Commission to hold Hamdard accountable. To be clear, Hamdard Laboratories’ controversies are not limited to Bangladesh. Allegations have swirled in India and Pakistan too.
The Islamo-Left’s complete silence on these revelations is telling. If they truly cared about public health or consumer protection, they would be investigating the allegations, not shielding the accused under the veil of communalism. Baba Ramdev has ignited a conversation that was long overdue. The people have a right to know where their money goes and they have a right to question it, even if it rattles the ecosystem who are notorious for their selective outrage.
