New Delhi, July 15 -- Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia has raised concerns over scientific credibility after a video of IIT-Madras Director V Kamakoti claiming cow urine has "anti-bacterial and anti-fungal" properties went viral on social media.

Reacting to the clip on X (formerly Twitter), Bhatia wrote, "Shocked by IIT Madras Director's viral video claiming cow urine is 'anti-bacterial, anti-fungal' with digestive benefits. If educated leaders spout this, how can we trust their decisions for elite institutions?"

The video in question, from a Maatu Pongal event held in Chennai earlier this year, shows Kamakoti narrating an anecdote about an ascetic who allegedly cured his fever by drinking cow urine.

"In 15 minutes, his fever subsided,...