IIT-M director hails cow urine’s ‘medicinal worth’, attracts flak

Addressing an occasion at a Go Samrakshana Sala on January 15, he narrated an anecdote from the lifetime of a sanyasi and stated the ascetic, when he had excessive fever, consumed gaumutra and was cured.

The director stated gomiyam (cow urine) has “anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and digestive properties” and is helpful as a drugs for situations akin to irritable bowel syndrome and batted for consideration of cow urine’s “medicinal worth”. He made this comment after underlining the significance of natural farming and the essential position performed by indigenous breeds of cattle in agriculture and the general economic system.

Specialists from the sector of drugs stated the claims had no scientific backing and consuming cow urine may, the truth is, expose people to harmful micro organism. Rationalist outfit Dravidar Kazhagam slammed the comment saying that it went towards the reality and was “shameful”. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief TKS Elangovan hit out at Kamakoti for his comment and alleged that the Centre was attempting is to “spoil” schooling within the nation.

Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam chief Okay Ramakrishnan stated Kamakoti ought to give proof for his declare or he should tender an apology. “If he doesn’t apologise, we are going to stage protest towards him.”

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Equally, Congress chief Karti P Chidambaram slammed the comment, and stated: “Peddling pseudoscience by @iitmadras Director is most unbecoming @IMAIndiaOrg.”The IIT director, emphasising on ‘Go samrakshana,’ defending cows, stated it has financial, dietary and environmental advantages. “We are able to overlook Bhoomi Mata (mom earth) if we use fertilisers. The faster we swap to natural, pure manner of farming, solely that’s good for us,” Kamakoti stated.

He favoured biogas use and suggested towards changing farm lands for every other use, be it developing homes or taking over business function ventures like constructing marriage halls or cinemas.

On Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859), who sowed the seeds for British system of schooling in India, the IIT-M prime professor alleged the Britisher was chargeable for eliminating indigenous cows, the fundamental constructing block of economic system, to take India to a place of slavery.

Kamakoti additionally spoke in regards to the institution of slaughterhouses in the course of the British Raj.

BJP Tamil Nadu president Okay Annamalai slammed efforts to “politicise” the professor’s views and praised Kamakoti for his accomplishments. Kamakoti’s was his “private stand” and he neither made a lecture in a classroom nor did he ask others to drink it, Annamalai stated.