The Delhi High Court criticized Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday for releasing a new video where he repeated his controversial "sharbat jihad" remarks about Hamdard's Rooh Afza, despite previous court orders prohibiting such statements. The court observed that Ramdev appeared to be "not in control of anyone" and "lived in his world," finding him in prima facie contempt of its earlier ruling.

The case involves a petition filed by the Hamdard National Foundation (India) against Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Foods Ltd over controversial remarks made while promoting Patanjali's "gulab sharbat." In the promotional video, Ramdev allegedly claimed that the proceeds from Rooh Afza sales were being used to fund madrasas and mosques, calling it "sharbat jihad."This statement sparked strong criticism from the court during a previous hearing.

On April 22, the Delhi High Court condemned Ramdev's comments, saying they "shook the conscience" of the court and were indefensible. In response, Ramdev assured the court that he would remove all related videos and advertisements. The court then directed him to submit an affidavit confirming that he would refrain from making such statements in the future.

During Thursday's hearing, Hamdard's lawyer informed the Delhi High Court that a new video with similar comments had gone viral. In response, Justice Amit Bansal remarked that both the new video and Ramdev's affidavit appeared to be in contempt of the court's earlier order. He stated, "We are just calling him here," referring to issuing a contempt notice.

The judge criticized Ramdev's repeated defiance, commenting, "He is not in control of anyone. He lives in his world." The court had previously expressed disbelief over the video, with Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Hamdard, arguing that Ramdev's remarks went beyond disparagement and could be considered "hate speech" aimed at inciting communal tension. He demanded that the videos be removed.

Later, Ramdev's lawyer assured the court that the Patanjali group would be taking down all the videos in question. "I have been advised, and we are pulling out the videos," the lawyer said. "Whatever is in my control will be removed," he added, offering to remove any additional flagged content.

Baba Ramdev made controversial remarks during the launch of Patanjali’s rose Sharbat. He suggested that the money from other sharbat brands, like Rooh Afza, was used to build madrasas and mosques. Although he didn’t directly name Rooh Afza, his comments were aimed at it.

Ramdev said that drinking Rooh Afza would help build madrasas while drinking Patanjali sharbat would support building gurukuls and Patanjali institutions. He referred to this as "sharbat jihad" and encouraged people to avoid it.
He also compared other sharbat brands to toilet cleaners and warned people to protect their families from these "toxic" drinks. This led Hamdard to file a petition against him.