IIT Madras director criticised for praising 'medicinal value' of gomutra

Chennai: IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti has come in for severe flak for praising cow urine's 'medicinal value'. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Kamakoti is seen endorsing  the "anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and digestive properties" of cow urine and said it is useful for conditions such as the Irritable Bowel Syndrome and batted for consideration of its "medicinal value." 

He hailed the medicinal values of cow urine at an event held at a Go Samrakshana Sala here on the day of Maatu Pongal.

Congress leader Karti P Chidambaram slammed the remark and said: "Peddling pseudoscience by @iitmadras Director is most unbecoming @IMAIndiaOrg."

Sources in the premium institution confirmed that the remarks were made by Kamatkoti, and they added that he, being an 'organic farmer,' spoke at the goshala event, and there was a larger context to his remarks,according to PTI.