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यह बकवास कोरी है हरकत बहुत छिछोरी है। पूज्य @yogrishiramdev पूर्णत: स्वस्थ हैं। देशवासियों ने पिछले 2 दिन में उन्… https://t.co/3qmvJDq5Dn — Tijarawala SK (@tijarawala) 1583389906000

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A Facebook user by the name of Raza Pathan posted a photo of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev to claim that he had to be admitted in AIIMS after he overdosed on cow urine to prevent coronavirus The photo had a frail-looking Ramdev on a hospital bed, surrounded by a group of doctors.A loose translation of the caption in Hindi that Pathan gave to the photo reads -- “Salwar-fame Baba Ramdev admitted to AIIMS, doctor says that he consumed cow's urine in order to avoid coronavirus.”Several other Facebook users shared the same photo with the same claim.The photo is from 2011 when Ramdev had just broken his fast against black money. He had turned weak due to fasting which resulted in him being admitted to a Dehradun hospital. The news of Ramdev consuming cow urine as a preventive measure against coronavirus is also false.Using keywords ‘Baba Ramdev weak hospital’, we found the original photograph from 2011 in a report by India Today.Titled ‘Baba Ramdev ends fast against black money’, the report had the same image, along with several other images, when Ramdev had ended his fast in a Dehradun hospital. The picture was taken on June 12, 2011.Swami Ramdev’s spokesman Tijarawala SK also took to Twitter on March 5, 2020 and rubbished the claim of his falling ill due to overconsumption of cow urine.Sharing screenshots of the news debates attended by Ramdev over the past few days, Tijarawala said, “This is all rubbish. It is a very shameful act. Honourable Ramdev is perfectly healthy. He has been giving interviews to various news channels for the last few days. And today he is traveling to Bangalore.”Tagging several news channels, Tijarawala also shared the boarding pass of Ramdev’s travel to Bangalore from Dehradun.Times Fact Check has found the claims of Baba Ramdev falling ill due to overdosing on cow’s urine to prevent coronavirus to be false. The photo used to make the claim is from 2011, when the yoga guru had turned frail because of continuous fasting against black money.