A district court in Delhi has issued an order against the sale of a book on yoga guru Ramdev and publisher Juggernaut Books. It also restrained the sale of 'Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev', which is authored by journalist Priyanka Pathak-Narain on e-commerce websites.
Juggernaut Books released a statement saying, “The order was passed ex-parte without hearing either the publisher, Juggernaut Books, or the author of the book, Priyanka Pathak-Narain, in order to avoid ‘the delay which would be caused during the process of serving the notice and hearing the defendants’.” The publisher said the book was a “work of serious journalism” and they would stand by it and defend the case in court.
“It is the product of over f50 interviews, many of them taped, with key players in Baba Ramdev’s life, including with Ramdev himself and close aides and family members. The book contains a detailed 25-page note on sources that lists the interviews, articles, police reports and RTI replies that are the basis of each chapter,” the publisher’s statement read.
The book talks about Ramdev's past, controversies he has been involved in, and his journey from Haridwar to setting up the Patanjali group.
