The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought personal appearance of Yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna before it in the contempt proceedings relating to advertising of the company’s products and their medicinal efficacy. It was hearing a plea of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) alleging a smear campaign by Ramdev against the vaccination drive and modern medicines.​​

Around 10,000 laddus are transported in a week at the temple and in five to six hours, they get distributed or sold completely.

Speculation is rife that Raj Thackeray may be roped in as the fourth partner in the Mahayuti alliance led by the BJP in Maharashtra ahead of Lok Sabha elections.