A video with Navjot Singh Sidhu, former president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress and a retired cricketer, claiming that his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, overcame stage-IV cancer despite doctors saying that her chances of survival were below 5% is viral on social media. In this video, Sidhu has attributed her recovery to Ayurveda and an Ayurvedic diet that includes lemon water, raw turmeric, apple cider vinegar, neem leaves, basil, pumpkin, pomegranate, amla, beetroot and walnuts. In the video, which garnered a lot of attention, he claims that the diet cured her cancer within 40 days.
Then on November 25, Sidhu posted a detailed Ayurvedic diet plan on X. (Archived link)
His video and the subsequent post went viral. Sidhu’s claims were being widely amplified, especially by Right-wing influencers, such as Praveen Hindustani (Archived link).
नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू की पत्नी को स्टेज-4 कैंसर का पता चला। डॉक्टरों ने दावा किया कि उनके बचने की संभावना सिर्फ़ 3% है!
उन्होंने अपने आहार में नींबू पानी, कच्ची हल्दी, सेब का सिरका, नीम के पत्ते और तुलसी का सेवन किया।
इस आहार ने उन्हें सिर्फ़ 40 दिनों में कैंसर मुक्त कर दिया।… pic.twitter.com/3KncWJN8NN
— Praveen Hindustani
(Modi’s Family) (@PrvnHind) November 22, 2024
A verified Dhruv Rathee parody account also tweeted a similar video (Archived link).
नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू की पत्नी को स्टेज-4 कैंसर का पता चला। डॉक्टरों ने दावा किया कि उनके बचने की संभावना सिर्फ़ 3% है!
उन्होंने अपने आहार में नींबू पानी, कच्ची हल्दी, सेब का सिरका, नीम के पत्ते और तुलसी का सेवन किया।
इस आहार ने उन्हें सिर्फ़ 40 दिनों में कैंसर मुक्त कर दिया।… pic.twitter.com/yuj3OEOiNL
— Dhruv Rathee Satire (@DhruvRatheFc) November 22, 2024
Sagar Kumar, a journalist from Right-wing media outlet Sudarshan News reiterated the same (Archived link). We have previously fact-checked and called out a lot of misinformation by Sudarshan News. You can read it here.
कितनी भावुक वीडियो है ये।
कैंसर एक ऐसा दर्द जितना मरीज़ को देता है उतना ही उसके परिवार को तोड़ता है।
स्टेज ४ कैंसर को हराया जा सकता है।
ये बात नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू की पत्नी ने बता दिया।
और हाँ वो लोग भी कान खोलकर सुन लो।जो भारतीय आयुर्वेद का मज़ाक़ उड़ाते है।
१.नीम के पत्ते… pic.twitter.com/jwy54YQZ7G
— Sagar Kumar “Sudarshan News” (@KumaarSaagar) November 22, 2024
The video was also shared by several other verified X accounts, such as Ashwini Yadav, Jaiky Yadav and Banwari Lal, a senior reporter from Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar (Archived link) and even prominent news channels.
Click to view slideshow.नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू की पत्नी को स्टेज-4 का कैंसर था। बचने के चांस सिर्फ 3% थे। उन्होंने नींबू पानी, कच्ची हल्दी, सेब का सिरका, नीम के पत्ते और तुलसी खाकर कैंसर को कैसे मात दी, सुनिए… pic.twitter.com/M8Obyo0JCe
— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) November 22, 2024
Veteran journalist Sudhir Chaudhary of news channel Aaj Tak aired a segment on his show, titled ‘Black and White: Navjot Singh Sidhu की पत्नी का cancer कैसे ठीक हुआ?’ (How did Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife overcome stage-IV cancer?). (Archived link)
Fact Check
To verify the video, Alt News performed a reverse image search using key frames taken from the viral clip. The original video can be traced back to a live-streamed press conference on November 21 available on Sidhu’s official Facebook page.
Zee Bihar Jharkhand reported it on November 22.
The following day, Dr C S Pramesh, director of the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and a thoracic surgery professor, issued a public statement on X, signed by 262 cancer specialists from the Tata Memorial Centre. Dr Pramesh clarified that there is no scientific evidence supporting Sidhu’s claim that an Ayurvedic diet can cure cancer. “A video by a former cricketer is circulating widely, claiming that avoiding dairy and sugar ‘starved’ the cancer while turmeric and neem helped cure it. There is no high-quality evidence to support such claims. We urge the public not to delay treatment by relying on unproven remedies. If diagnosed early, cancer can be treated effectively using evidence-based methods such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy,” he wrote.
Issued in public interest pic.twitter.com/gMuCTZmwzZ
— Pramesh CS (@cspramesh) November 23, 2024
An appeal was also made to patients against following unverified information on social media and to not eat or drink substances without doctor consultation as it can be harmful.
Experts and doctors speaking to BBC News Hindi also warned against Navjot Singh Sidhu’s claims of an Ayurvedic diet. According to oncologist Dr Kanupriya Bhatia at Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital in Ludhiana, Punjab, and Dr Jasbir Aulakh, deputy director of Punjab health department, there is no scientific evidence that herbal remedies help cure cancer.
In a Jagran News report from November 26, Dr Kuldeep Solanki, convenor of the Chhattisgarh Civil Society, warned that Sidhu’s claims were misleading cancer patients worldwide. The civil organisation also sent a legal notice demanding Sidhu to provide medical documentation substantiating his claims, It also demanded that Sidhu issue a public apology within seven days, failing which they would seek $100 million (approximately Rs 850 crore) in damages.
To sum it up, cancer specialists and medical experts have unanimously dismissed Navjot Singh Sidhu’s claims that cancer can be cured with an Ayurvedic diet as baseless and misleading. They urged patients to seek proper medical treatment from qualified professionals rather than relying on unverified remedies.
This article will be updated if any more information surfaces or there are further developments.
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This content originally appeared on Alt News and was authored by Pawan Kumar.
Pawan Kumar | Radio Free (2024-12-05T11:00:33+00:00) Apologise or give proof: Doctors irked after Navjot Singh Sidhu says Ayurvedic diet cured wife’s cancer. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2024/12/05/apologise-or-give-proof-doctors-irked-after-navjot-singh-sidhu-says-ayurvedic-diet-cured-wifes-cancer/
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