New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Sridhar Vembu, the founder of Zoho, has publicly supported Padma Shri recipient and IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti following critical remarks from the Kerala unit of the Congress party regarding "cow urine research."

Vembu asserted that cow dung and urine possess a unique and excellent microbiome that could hold significant medicinal or biological value for humanity. He dismissed the criticism as a product of a "slavish colonial mindset," which assumes such traditional subjects are unscientific or unworthy of rigorous academic investigation.

In a social media post on X, Sridhar Vembu, Founder and Chief Scientist at zoho, said: "Professor Kamakoti works in deep tech: micro-processor design. He is the Director of II...