Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan reacts to controversy over IIT Madras Director's
Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan has defended IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti amid backlash over his comments on the medicinal properties of cow urine. Speaking at an event, Kamakoti shared an anecdote about a sanyasi curing his father’s fever with cow urine, claiming its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal properties.
“Why is one section criticizing the use of Gomutra when another section asserts their right to consume beef? This criticism is unwarranted,” Soundararajan remarked.
Kamakoti stood by his claims, citing research to substantiate his remarks. “There are at least five scientific studies conducted in America that highlight the beneficial properties of cow urine,” he stated.
The comments sparked sharp criticism, particularly from opposition leaders. Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram called the claims “pseudoscience” and questioned their appropriateness coming from the director of a prestigious institution. Similarly, DMK leader TKS Elangovan dismissed the remarks, urging Prime Minister Modi to reassign Kamakoti to AIIMS if he wanted to promote such ideas.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai came to Kamakoti's defence, accusing critics of politicizing a personal anecdote. He highlighted Kamakoti's academic achievements and emphasized that the remarks were not intended as medical advice.
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Eight fruit vendors killed, ten injured as truck falls into 50-metre deep valley in Yellapura
Yellapura (PTI): At least eight persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries when the truck in which they were travelling fell into a 50-metre-deep valley near here in the wee hours of Wednesday, a police officer said.
The victims, all fruit vendors, started from Savanur and were heading towards the Yellapura fair to sell fruits. They were traveling on the Savanur - Hubballi road when the accident occurred in a forested section, the Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana said.
"Around 5:30 am, the truck driver in a bid to give side to another vehicle went to the extreme left and fell into an about 50 metre deep valley," Narayana told PTI.
He added that there was no protection wall in the road in the valley.
"Eight persons were killed on the spot and two got critical injuries. The injured have been shifted to the KIMS Hospital in Hubballi," the officer said.
