Your weekly dose of all the insanity that passes off as news on TV.
This week, we saw TV news anchors turn into cheerleaders for Ramdev and his wonder medicine, Coronil. From Aaj Tak to Republic TV to News18 to ABP to Times Now, everyone turned into a brand partner for Babaji’s Buti and helped in marketing the so-called cure for Corona.
Is anyone surprised?
If you want to know more about Coronil, don’t forget to read our investigation into Ramdev’s claims, in Hindi and in English.
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