Mockery No Substitute: Academicians slam Priyanka over Kamakoti remarks

New Delhi: Academicians, in an open letter, have criticised Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s reported remark about IIT Madras director V Kamakoti in the Lok Sabha. They said the comment undermined academic discourse and could deter scholars from participating in public debate.

More than 215 vice chancellors, former vice chancellors and academicians have come out in support of IIT Madras Director Prof V Kamakoti after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra allegedly referred to him as a “cow urine expert” during a Lok Sabha debate, saying the remark undermines academic discourse and the dignity of India’s scientific institutions.