Academics Slam Priyanka Gandhi’s ‘Gaumutra Expert’ Jibe Aimed at IIT Madras Director
The signatories said the remark undermines scientific temper and urged Parliament to judge scholars on their work and ideas.
- On Thursday, 215 academicians wrote an open letter to Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, objecting to her reported "gaumutra expert" remark regarding IIT Madras Director Professor V Kamakoti.
- The controversy stems from Priyanka Gandhi's remarks on Tuesday, July 28, during a Lok Sabha discussion on an examination reform Bill, when she questioned a task force's composition and used the label.
- Professor Kamakoti, a Padma awardee, holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering and has published over 150 research papers, including work leading India's first industry-grade microprocessor.
- Signatories argued that Parliament should remain a forum for reasoned debate, asserting scholars must be assessed on arguments rather than personal labels or ridicule.
- Dismissing scholars through labels risks undermining the scientific temper the Constitution calls upon citizens to develop, the letter stated, noting academics are entitled to present diverse hypotheses.
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Academics slam Priyanka Gandhi’s ‘gaumutra expert’ jibe aimed at IIT Madras director
Such political mockery bypasses substantive debate in favour of dismissive political caricatures, threatening the foundational principles of scientific temper enshrined in the Indian Constitution, says open letter
Priyanka Gandhi's 'gaumutra expert' jibe lands her in trouble, over 200 academicians criticise
Among those who signed the letter are Sachin Chaturvedi, Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University; Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, JNU Vice Chancellor; Nageshwar Rao, former IGNOU VC; TG Sitharam, former director of IIT Guwahati; Amit Patra, director of IIT BHU, and around 210 others.
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The academicians, including vice-chancellors and former vice-chancellors, said Priyanak Gandhi Vadra's actions risk 'undermining the very scientific temper the Constitution calls upon every citizen to develop'.
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The signatories hailed Prof. V. Kamakoti as a leading technologist, citing his IIT Madras degrees, 150-plus research papers, over 50 R&D projects, prestigious awards, and contribution to India's first industry-grade microprocessor
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In the open letter, the academicians said Parliament should remain a forum where ideas are debated with dignity and individuals are evaluated on the merit of their arguments rather than through caricatures.
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