Convention Against Govt. Policy On Illegal Ayurveda

 The Ayurveda Unity Forum organised a convention to protest against Govt. approval to protect the livelihood of illegal Ayurvedic and Homeo medicine practitioners (vaidyans) in the Malabar area. This was organised at the Ayurveda College premises on Tuesday.The convention was inaugurated by Prof. R  V  G Menon who stressed the need to bring this issue into the public domain. “There needs to be awareness among the public of such illegal practitioners. Cheating in the name of Ayurveda is common nowadays and the mushrooming of massage parlours in the name of Ayurveda is one instance of deceiving people. Demand for such people doesn’t mean that such unscrupulous practices be legalized. Mass campaigning is the need of the hour.”Among those who attended the convention were sculptor Kaanai Kunjiraman, Dr. P K Mohanlal, Chairman of the Unity Forum, and Nemom Pushparaj, personality from the Film and Cultural Forum.

Dr. Mohanlal stressed the need to identify such illegal practioners and take action against them. “Kerala is the hot spot for all these so called vaidyans who cheat people with their half-baked knowledge. The rules to safeguard the health of the people are overlooked by the govt. and weightage is given to protect the rights of such fake practioners."

 Sculptor Kaanai Kunjiraman added “There are some traditional people who have great knowledge in this field and we need to make the most of such knowledge. At the same time we need to address the issue of people who exploit this field illegally. The only way out is to raise awareness among the public." Nemom Pushparaj who was also present stressed the need of mass campaigning to sensitize the public.

"The Govt.’s justification to safeguard the interests of traditional practitioners is a bluff as they are nothing but fake Ayurveda practioners. Anyone can practice Ayurveda provided they have the approval of a Tahasildar. For the past twenty years illegal practice has been going on and the public are being cheated,” said PK Mohanlal.The Ayurveda Unity forum along with the Ayurveda student community will protest strongly against this issue and conduct campaigns in Ernakulam soon.

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