‘Taking gomutra to world’: Cong’s snide remark on Padma Shri awardee sparks row

A political row erupted on social media after the Congress questioned IIT Madras director V Kamakoti’s Padma Shri award, linking it to research on cow dung and urine. Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu strongly defended Kamakoti, highlighting his deep tech expertise and the scientific potential of traditional substances, criticizing a “slavish colonial mindset.”