The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that Baba Ramdev’s “Sharbat Jihad” remark has shocked its “conscience and was indefensible”. The court’s remarks came in response to yoga guru Ramdev over his controversial remarks against Hamdard’s popular drink, Rooh Afza. “It shocks the conscience of the court. This is indefensible,” Justice Amit Bansal said while hearing Hamdard’s suit against Ramdev, reports LiveLaw. The controversy erupted earlier this month, when Ramdev, while promoting Patanjali’s rose sharbat, claimed that the money earned from Hamdard’s Rooh Afza is used to build madrasas and mosques. However, later, Ramdev defended his remark and said that he did not name any brand or community. Filing suit against Ramdev, Hamdard has sought the removal of the Yoga Guru’s ad videos from social media. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Hamdard, submitted that it was a shocking case that not only goes beyond the disparagement of the Rooh Afza product but also is a case of “communal divide”. He also stated that Ramdev’s remarks is equivalent to hate speech. Ramdev has attacked Hamdard on the basis of religion as he named it “Sharbat Jihad”, Rohatgi submitted in the court. What Is The Controversy About? While promoting the drink of his brand, Patanjali, Ramdev said, “If you drink that sharbat, madrasas and mosques will be built. But if you drink this [referring to Patanjali’s rose sharbat], gurukuls will be built, Acharya Kulam will be developed, Patanjali University will expand and the Bharatiya Shiksha Board will grow.” “Just like there is love jihad, this is also a kind of sharbat jihad. To protect yourself from this sharbat jihad, this message must reach everyone,” Baba Ramdev added. Following the remarks, the company moved to the High Court against Baba Ramdev.