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Last Updated:<\/span>January 22, 2025, 13:03 IST<\/time><\/p>\nZoho CEO Sridhar Vembu has backed IIT Madras director V Kamakoti over gaumutra row. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\nWhile some are criticising IIT Madras director V Kamakoti (left) for his gaumutra comment, others, including Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu (right), are backing him.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\nIIT Madras director V Kamakoti courted controversy after claiming that a sanyasi<\/em> once chose to drink gaumutra instead of seeing a doctor to cure a fever and that the fever appeared to have disappeared within 15 minutes. He further described gaumutra<\/em> as an \u201cimportant medicine”, claiming it has \u201canti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties” and might even help cure conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).<\/p>\nThe statement quickly triggered backlash, with many critics arguing that such claims should be supported by scientific evidence. Amid the outcry, Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu stepped in to defend Kamakoti, highlighting that \u201cmodern science is increasingly recognising” the potential value of gaumutra<\/em> or cow urine.<\/p>\n\u201cIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations to scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channelling their own prejudices, not based on any scientific insight,” Vembu wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\nRead| IIT Madras Director\u2019s \u2018Gaumutra\u2019 Remark Sparks Row: \u2018Fever Appeared To Have Vanished In 15 Minutes\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHe added, \u201cStay strong Prof Kamakoti. Don\u2019t give into the attack mobs.”<\/p>\n\n\nIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations of scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channeling\u2026<\/p>\n\u2014 Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nIn a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\nGaumutra row: What did the director say?<\/h2>\nIIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\nHe added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\nNews<\/a> viral<\/a> Zoho CEO Defends IIT Madras Director\u2019s Controversial Gaumutra Remark: \u2018Modern Science Is\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
While some are criticising IIT Madras director V Kamakoti (left) for his gaumutra comment, others, including Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu (right), are backing him.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
IIT Madras director V Kamakoti courted controversy after claiming that a sanyasi<\/em> once chose to drink gaumutra instead of seeing a doctor to cure a fever and that the fever appeared to have disappeared within 15 minutes. He further described gaumutra<\/em> as an \u201cimportant medicine”, claiming it has \u201canti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties” and might even help cure conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).<\/p>\nThe statement quickly triggered backlash, with many critics arguing that such claims should be supported by scientific evidence. Amid the outcry, Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu stepped in to defend Kamakoti, highlighting that \u201cmodern science is increasingly recognising” the potential value of gaumutra<\/em> or cow urine.<\/p>\n\u201cIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations to scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channelling their own prejudices, not based on any scientific insight,” Vembu wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\nRead| IIT Madras Director\u2019s \u2018Gaumutra\u2019 Remark Sparks Row: \u2018Fever Appeared To Have Vanished In 15 Minutes\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHe added, \u201cStay strong Prof Kamakoti. Don\u2019t give into the attack mobs.”<\/p>\n\n\nIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations of scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channeling\u2026<\/p>\n\u2014 Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nIn a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\nGaumutra row: What did the director say?<\/h2>\nIIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\nHe added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\nNews<\/a> viral<\/a> Zoho CEO Defends IIT Madras Director\u2019s Controversial Gaumutra Remark: \u2018Modern Science Is\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The statement quickly triggered backlash, with many critics arguing that such claims should be supported by scientific evidence. Amid the outcry, Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu stepped in to defend Kamakoti, highlighting that \u201cmodern science is increasingly recognising” the potential value of gaumutra<\/em> or cow urine.<\/p>\n\u201cIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations to scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channelling their own prejudices, not based on any scientific insight,” Vembu wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\nRead| IIT Madras Director\u2019s \u2018Gaumutra\u2019 Remark Sparks Row: \u2018Fever Appeared To Have Vanished In 15 Minutes\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHe added, \u201cStay strong Prof Kamakoti. Don\u2019t give into the attack mobs.”<\/p>\n\n\nIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations of scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channeling\u2026<\/p>\n\u2014 Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nIn a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\nGaumutra row: What did the director say?<\/h2>\nIIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\nHe added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\nNews<\/a> viral<\/a> Zoho CEO Defends IIT Madras Director\u2019s Controversial Gaumutra Remark: \u2018Modern Science Is\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations to scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channelling their own prejudices, not based on any scientific insight,” Vembu wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n
Read| IIT Madras Director\u2019s \u2018Gaumutra\u2019 Remark Sparks Row: \u2018Fever Appeared To Have Vanished In 15 Minutes\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHe added, \u201cStay strong Prof Kamakoti. Don\u2019t give into the attack mobs.”<\/p>\n\n\nIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations of scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channeling\u2026<\/p>\n\u2014 Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nIn a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\nGaumutra row: What did the director say?<\/h2>\nIIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\nHe added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\nNews<\/a> viral<\/a> Zoho CEO Defends IIT Madras Director\u2019s Controversial Gaumutra Remark: \u2018Modern Science Is\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
He added, \u201cStay strong Prof Kamakoti. Don\u2019t give into the attack mobs.”<\/p>\n
\nIIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations of scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channeling\u2026<\/p>\n\u2014 Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nIn a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\nGaumutra row: What did the director say?<\/h2>\nIIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\nHe added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\nNews<\/a> viral<\/a> Zoho CEO Defends IIT Madras Director\u2019s Controversial Gaumutra Remark: \u2018Modern Science Is\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
IIT Madras Director Prof Kamakoti is an accomplished researcher and educator. He gave citations of scientific papers on the beneficial properties of cow urine. Modern science is increasingly recognising the value of our traditional insights. Online mobs are simply channeling\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nIn a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\nGaumutra row: What did the director say?<\/h2>\nIIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\nHe added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\nNews<\/a> viral<\/a> Zoho CEO Defends IIT Madras Director\u2019s Controversial Gaumutra Remark: \u2018Modern Science Is\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
In a separate post, Vembu expressed, \u201cThe people who are mocking cow urine don\u2019t know how fecal transplants and faecal pills (yes!) from very healthy individuals (preferably from pre-industrial societies, not exposed to modern diets) are seeing growing scientific interest due to their role in restoring beneficial gut bacteria. And gut bacteria are the most vital component of our immune system and they play a vital role in our physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n
\u201cSo \u2018cow urine and cow dung have beneficial properties\u2019 is not some superstitious quackery. Modern science is converging there. It is the closed-minded fanatic who takes part in online mobs,” he went on to say. <\/p>\n
IIT Madras director was speaking at the Go Samrakshana Sala event on Maatu Pongal when he made the controversial remark. <\/p>\n
\u201cA prominent sanyasi developed a fever, and the idea of calling a doctor was suggested to him\u2026 I have forgotten the name of that sanyasi. He immediately said he would drink gaumutra. Gaumutra was promptly brought, and he consumed it with ease. The fever appeared to vanish within 15 minutes,” he said. <\/p>\n
He added, \u201cFor antibacterial, antifungal, digestive issues, and irritable bowel syndrome\u2014among many other conditions\u2014gaumutra is a very important medicine.”<\/p>\n