Charoen Pokphand Group (CP), the country’s largest agribusiness conglomerate, has distanced itself and its senior chairman Dhanin Chearavanont from the controversial patents registered for new varieties of holy basil, a popular herb in Thai cuisine. In its statement issued on Saturday, CP said false information on social media caused the widespread misunderstanding that CP held the patents on all holy basil varieties in Thailand, and that CP Group and its senior chairman.