Netizens started to trend #BoycottPatanjali after the news of honey sold by 13 major brands in India including Dabur and Patanjali failing NMR test went viral
Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev performs yoga exercises during a session at a six-day "Yoga Camp" in Amritsar, in India's norwestern state of Punjab. Pic/AFP
After a report stating that honey sold by 13 major brands in India including Dabur and Patanjali has failed the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) test, it tickled Twitterati’s funny bone and #BoycottPatanjali started trending on the micro-blogging website. Users started bashing Baba Ramdev with memes and jokes which led to a funny banter on Twitter.
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Here's how Twitterati reacted:
Totally #BoycottPatanjali Products pic.twitter.com/tjdGVBmNQe
— Shital Sahu (@ShitalS18812913) December 15, 2020
#BoycottPatanjali#BoycottPatanjali is trending
— @Bhi Sharma ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u008e à¤Âu00c2u009cमदà¤Âu00c2u0097à¥Âu00c2u008dनि âÂu00c2u009d¤ï¸Âu00c2u008f (@Cjacksparrow_5) December 15, 2020
,@PypAyurved
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Meanwhile Ramdev Baba ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0082 pic.twitter.com/N2esbiOyfj
After seeing #BoycottPatanjali : pic.twitter.com/Sow3oj8A7H
— Bro. (@brosrike) December 15, 2020
#boycottRamdev#boycottPatanjali
— #ਮà©Âu00c2u0088à¨Âu00c2u0082_ਵà©Âu00c2u0080_à¨Âu00c2u0095ਿਸਾਨ (@MANJIND73963837) December 12, 2020
Ironic , he's now started to sell patanjali batteries ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098¬. Ayurvedic batteries? Lmao ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0082
#BoycottPatanjali when Ramdev baba see this hashtag
— Kshitij Agrawal (@Kshitij16260937) December 15, 2020
His reaction:- pic.twitter.com/hcFAAVKViR
Dont eat @PatanjaliDairy they mix some Chinese syrup in it ðÂu00c2u009f¤® which indian tests cnt even detect . Its no good . Shame on @yogrishiramdev #BoycottPatanjali pic.twitter.com/HCId7E0sL7
— Manpreet (@Manpree05725726) December 15, 2020
#BoycottPatanjali
— Thenali (@ThenaliRaja) December 15, 2020
Ramdev baba falling startes pic.twitter.com/UH9wCNCNbE
The NMR test is used to check how much the honey is adulterated. Last week, the environment watchdog Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) claimed that honey sold by 13 major brands in India including Dabur and Patanjali has failed the test.
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The study also stated that 77 per cent brands in Indian markets are selling honey adulterated with sugar.
Almost all the top brands (except Apis Himalaya) passed the tests of purity, while a few smaller brands failed the tests to detect C4 sugar - call it basic adulteration using cane sugar. Out of the 13 brands tested, only three passed the NMR test, which was conducted by a specialised laboratory in Germany.
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