Yoga guru Ramdev has assured the Delhi High Court that he will refrain from making disparaging remarks or posting similar social media content, like his "sharbat jihad" comments against Hamdard's Rooh Afza. This commitment follows a lawsuit by Hamdard, alleging Ramdev's promotion of Patanjali's Gulab Sharbat included claims that Rooh Afza's profits funded religious institutions.
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