Lowest package of IIT Delhi graduate = Highest package of MBBS + MD postgraduate with years of Humiliation during PG , Slavery , Public Violence and administration torture
Yet end up being called a Lootera by public for their basic charges !
27th APRIL to 2nd MAY
WE ARE SHORT OF TIME!
THIS MOVEMENT HAS TO SPREAD LIKE WILD FIRE!
#IndiansWantFOPLwarnings#IndiansWantFOPLwarnings
INDIANS HAVE A RIGHT TO GOOD HEALTH!
WE DONT WANT OBESITY, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR HEART DISEASE.
WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN TOO!
WE WILL DECIDE ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO BE WARNED ABOUT HIGH FAT, SUGAR OR SALT IN THE FOOD.
IT CANNOT BE DECIDED BY COMPANIES SELLING PACKED FOOD AND COMPANIES MARKETING PACKED FOOD AGGRESSIVELY INCLUDING CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS.
PLEASE SAVE INDIANS! ASK FOR FOPL WARNINGS! LET THIS MOVEMENT BECOME A TSUNAMI!
#IndiansWantFOPLwarnings #IndiansWantFOPLwarnings
@fssaiindia@MoHFW_INDIA@JPNadda
#FOPLwarning #INR #SupremeCourt #SaltSugarSaturatedfat #3SandOurhealthsociet
I am Dr. Sivaranjani, a pediatrician , raising concerns about how eRZL is being marketed and positioned in pharmacies, and the risk it creates for consumers making critical decisions during dehydration.
This issue is not about whether eRZL is safe in isolation. It is about how it is presented, perceived, and potentially misunderstood in real-world settings.
eRZL is a commercially marketed electrolyte drink. However, its branding and advertising raise serious concerns.
*It should not be using ORSL in its communication.*
Why?
Because:
* ORSL itself is not the original medically recommended ORS
* Referencing ORSL in any form creates brand recall in the minds of consumers
* Instead of reducing confusion, it continues and reinforces it
When eRZL is positioned as a continuation or replacement of ORSL, it keeps that same association alive — especially among parents who may already believe ORSL was equivalent to ORS.
👉 This defeats the very purpose of regulatory action.
In pharmacy settings:
* People are often making quick decisions under stress
* They rely on familiar names and visual cues
* Branding can directly influence what they choose
If eRZL continues to build on ORSL recall, it risks being perceived as a medical solution for dehydration, even when it is not the same as ORS (the medically recommended solution).
There are also concerns around ingredients like sucralose, especially in children and with prolonged use, based on global health guidance.
This makes clear communication even more important.
After raising these concerns, I have received a legal notice from Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd and Kenvue.
This petition is not about conflict.
It is about:
* Clarity in healthcare communication
* Preventing consumer confusion
* Ensuring responsible branding and advertising
* Allowing doctors to raise public health concerns without hesitation
We urge the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to:
1 *. Ensure that, since eRZL closely resembles ORSL, Kenvue is directed to rebrand it in a way that does not create recall or association with ORSL.*
2. Prevent misleading positioning that may confuse consumers
3. Strengthen enforcement at the pharmacy level
4. Ensure clear differentiation from medically recommended ORS
5. Protect healthcare professionals raising genuine concerns
In healthcare, even small confusion can have big consequences. Clear choices save lives.
Stand for public health. Sign and share this petition to help protect every family from confusion in critical moments.
https://t.co/EzGFbVddDU
Sir, not just being silent, but spreading lies about me that I am abusive, that I have never reached out to IAP before, and that I am begging them for legal help! Absolutely not. I wanted them to
1. Ask Kenvue/JnJ Pte Ltd to rebrand eRZL not to look like ORSL
2. Not to promote those drinks as daily hydration drinks
3. Condemn the public notice by Kenvue that their scientific products were presented at PEDICON
4. Condemn the notice issued to me by Kenvue/Johnson&Johnson Pte Ltd.
Instead, they issue a position paper emphasizing on the safety of Sucralose(a clear conflict of interest, especially since eRZL has Sucralose and I have been telling parents not to give it as a daily hydration drink to children) so as to enable Kenvue quote the same in future.
When ethics, science, medicine, law, public health are on my side, the only way to demoralize me is by character assassination, but the fact is that I won't get demoralized. Many ethical IAPians are supporting me, you all are supporting me, the whole of India is supporting me, because I am fighting for the truth! I am saying that TRUST CANNOT BE DESIGNED TO MISLEAD!
@fssai@MoHFW_INDIA@NMC_IND
Sent in my resignation to the IAP membership as it's becoming too suffocating to stay there, with the leadership worrying more about the funds from Kenvue than the safety of children. No condemnation of the notice issued to me. No condemnation of the public statement made by Kenvue that they presented their hydration portfolio in PEDICON. Giving a position statement on ORS and electrolyte drinks after the notice was sent to me. Emphasizing on Sucralose (clearly showing conflict of interest) that it's safe, without even warning the parents about the potential dangers with long term usage...... disturbance of gut microbiome, diabetes, and related complications like heart attack.
What is the need to even talk about Sucralose in a position statement on ORS and electrolyte drinks. So much ambiguity in the statement. It's basically a script to validate eRZL selling its Sucralose containing drink as a daily hydration drink for children.
#IAP #sucralose #Kenvue #eRZL #ORSL
https://t.co/Y1T66SWiYy
Requesting @NMC_BHARAT to conduct a meeting with all State Medical Councils and instruct them to accept the compensation certificates already issued by universities to FMGs, as per the NMC notice dated 18 March 2026.
Most State Medical Councils are confused due to the 6 March notice, which has already been withdrawn.
Also requesting @NMC_BHARAT to address the issue of FMGL‑21 regulation disparity, which has already been formally conveyed to the NMC through the association’s letterhead.
#JusticeForFMGs @aimsa_fmsw@FordaIndia@FAIMA_INDIA_@DrDhruvchauhan
In light of the discussions held at the National Medical Commission and the issues brought forward on 16/03/2026, the Commission has issued a clarification addressing the concerns raised.
This marks a significant achievement for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) in India and abroad.
The All India Medical Students’ Association & its Foreign Medical Students’ Wing (AIMSA-FMSW)extends its sincere gratitude to the NMC_BHARAT for considering the demands and issuing the clarification at the earliest.
@aimsa_fmsw @official_afa @Xpress_edex@medicaldialogs
@HRDA_AP@ncbn@PawanKalyan@naralokesh@satyakumar_y Doctors have democratically elected their council, but why the GO is delayed from the govt.? Why is the interim council not scrapped and regular Medical Council not formed even after a month of Gazette release.??
Remember this day, FMGs. ✊
Today, unity won.
You stood together, raised your voices, and the NMC notice was withdrawn.
This is the power of collective strength and solidarity. Proud of every single one of you who stood firm for justice and fairness
#FMGUnity#JusticeForFMG ✊🏻
Justice and Equal Treatment for Indian Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs)
Sh Modi Ji @narendramodi@JPNadda@JPNaddaoffice@MoHFW_INDIA@NMC_BHARAT@NMC_IND
Every year, thousands of Indian students pursue medical education abroad due to the extreme shortage of MBBS seats in India. These students remain Indian citizens who aspire to return home and serve the nation as doctors.
After completing their medical degree abroad, they return to India and undergo the legally mandated licensing pathway established by the National Medical Commission — including the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) and compulsory internship.
However, in recent years, multiple notifications and interpretations have created serious regulatory uncertainty specifically targeting Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs).
Policies concerning internship duration, online classes during COVID-19, and compensation requirements have been applied retrospectively, even to students who already:
1. Completed their medical degree
2. Passed the FMGE licensing exam
3. Began their internship in India
4. Or even progressed further into postgraduate medical education
Asking a doctor to go back to a foreign university to repeat past coursework after already passing licensing examinations or advancing to higher education stages is both impractical and legally questionable.
THE CORE LEGAL and ETHICAL CONCERN - The Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) guidelines are fundamentally meant for all Indian medical graduates, whether they studied in India or abroad.
However, in practice, most regulatory notices explicitly target only “Foreign Medical Graduates” while remaining silent about Indian Medical Graduates studying in Indian colleges, even though:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Indian medical colleges also conducted significant portions of their teaching online.
Yet no comparable regulatory action or penalty has been imposed on Indian medical graduates for online teaching. This raises a serious question of equal treatment and fairness.
If the CRMI framework is meant for all medical graduates, then why are enforcement measures directed only against FMGs?
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OUR OWN CITIZENS - Foreign Medical Graduates are often portrayed as “foreign” doctors; but the reality is very different.
FMGs and IMGs are both Indian citizens.
One group studies in India due to available seats, while the other is forced to go abroad due to the severe seat shortage in Indian medical colleges.
Despite this, FMGs often face step-motherly treatment, including:
1. Prolonged or repeated internships
2. Delayed registration
3. Retrospective regulatory changes
4. Uncertainty in career progression
Such policies create the impression that the system is punishing Indian students for studying abroad, even when they have complied with every legal requirement set by the regulator.
RETROSPECTIVE POLICY IS FUNDAMENTALLY UNFAIR
A basic principle of governance and administrative law is that rules should not be applied retrospectively in a manner that harms individuals who acted under earlier regulations.
Thousands of FMGs completed their degrees, passed the FMGE licensing examination, and entered the medical system in good faith.
Introducing new requirements after these milestones have been achieved undermines trust in the regulatory framework.
It is unreasonable to expect doctors to return to foreign universities to correct past academic structures that were outside their control.
Impact on India’s Healthcare System
India already faces significant doctor shortages, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Instead of integrating qualified doctors into the healthcare system, these policies risk:
1. wasting years of medical training,
2. discouraging future students, and
3. causing loss of valuable foreign exchange spent on medical education abroad.
Ultimately, the country loses both human capital and financial resources.
NMC’s 6 Mar 2026 notice unfairly targets FMGs.
After clearing FMGE, why more hurdles only for FMGs?
Same degree, same work, same rights.
Protest: 16 Mar | NMC Office, Delhi
#FMG#FMGE#JusticeForFMGs#Medicopenia ✊🩺
Verification of a medical degree required by the Maharashtra Medical Council for permanent registration is pending in the case of Dr. Akshay Suhas Kambale from Saswad, Pune - Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency.
His MBBS degree is from St. Teresa Medical University, Yerevan (Armenia), which has been closed since 2022. The Council requires authentication of the university closure letter issued by the Indian Embassy in Armenia, but the verification link mentioned in the letter is currently unavailable. Multiple emails sent by the Maharashtra Medical Council to the Embassy for authentication have not yet received a response.
Dr. Akshay Kambale has cleared the FMGE and completed his internship, and now requires this verification to obtain permanent registration and apply for Medical Officer recruitment under the Government of Maharashtra (deadline: 20 March 2026).
Requesting Hon. @DrSJaishankar Ji, @IndiainArmenia and @MEAIndia Kindly look into the matter and assist in facilitating the necessary verification. Thank you🙏
@MMC_Maharashtra