Surya Xavier, the recipient of the 2021 Tamil Nadu DMK Government’s “Sollin Selvar” literary award, recently made a controversial post on social media targeting the Brahmin community. His post came in response to comments made by IIT Madras Director, Prof. V Kamakoti, who had stated that cow urine (gaumutra) has medicinal properties and mentioned that in his village, it was traditionally consumed and mixed with panchakavyam for various purposes.
Dravidianists, eager to seize the opportunity, jumped on the comments, ridiculing the IIT-M director and mocking his statements, despite the fact that both Ayurvedic science and Western medicine have utilized cow urine for medicinal purposes. Even after Prof. V Kamakoti defended his stance by referencing journals from the West. However, his critics, particularly from the Dravidianist and Periyarist camps, seized this moment to ridicule him and spread divisive sentiments targeting his community.
In a social media post on 21 January 2025, Dravidianist Surya Xavier sated, Dravidianist Surya Xavier made a controversial statement, saying, “Iyer Iyenkar Technology (IIT) – We don’t even need a pipe, we will just suck it by mouth.” He accompanied this comment with an image of a cow with a pipe inserted into its back. This post quickly attracted attention and sparked further debate, with many criticizing Xavier’s offensive remarks and the imagery used to target IIT Madras and its director, Prof. V Kamakoti.
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வாய வச்சே உறிஞ்சுவோம். pic.twitter.com/KLtpgIMbep— Surya Xavier (@suryaxavier1) January 21, 2025
Netizens criticized Surya Xavier for focusing solely on reforming Hindu practices, despite being a Christian, and questioned why he doesn’t address the bigoted practices within his own faith. They also pointed out his hypocrisy in defending Prof. Kamakoti, the creator of India’s first microprocessor, while attacking others. Some of the criticism given below.
@iitmadras @tnpoliceoffl can't you take action against him if he is making him ugly like this?
— கோபிநாத். ஜி (@Gopinat_G) January 21, 2025
This is not the first time that Surya Xavier has made hate speech against the Brahmin community.
A few years ago he had called Brahmins as dogs and went on to abuse the then AIADMK Minister Ma Foi Pandiarajan.
“They had conspired to make Tamil Nadu as a hunting ground for Brahmin dogs. Ma Foi Pandiarajan is a dog who survives by licking. He is a Tamil Nadu Minister.”, Xavier had said.
தமிழக அரசின் தமிழ் வளர்ச்சித் துறை சொல்லின் செல்வர் விருது பெற்றுள்ள சூர்யா சேவியர்👇@Sevakofmata @roamingraman@HRajaBJP @SRSekharBJP@kesavaessar @SriRamya21 @ranganaathan @rajeshrao2111@elangovan_HM pic.twitter.com/PscIkHn8e5
— Omampuliyur Jayaraman (@omampuliyur) January 27, 2022
Xavier also referred to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, originally from Bihar, as “Aryan” Ravi. He claimed that Ravi’s ancestors migrated from Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass and are now attempting to assert control over this region.
Prof. Kamakoti Defends Cow Urine Comments, Cites Scientific Research
Prof. Kamakoti, who is also an organic farmer, made the remarks on 15 January during an event at a gaushala (cow shelter) to celebrate Mattu Pongal, a festival highlighting the significance of cattle in Tamil agriculture. His statements, which praised the medicinal value of cow urine, sparked sharp criticism from various political and social groups.
In his defense, Prof. Kamakoti explained that his comments were taken out of context. “The anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties of cow urine have been scientifically proven. Prestigious journals in the US have published supporting evidence,” he said. He clarified that his comments were made in the context of promoting organic farming and the conservation of indigenous cattle breeds, which are vital for agriculture and the economy.
To further validate his position, Kamakoti shared several papers from well-known international journals, including Nature, which published an article titled “Peptide Profiling in Cow Urine Reveals Molecular Signature of Physiology-driven Pathways and In-Silico Predicted Bioactive Properties.”
Additional studies he referenced included papers such as “Use of Bio-active Fraction from Cow Urine Distillate (Go-Mutra) as a Bio Enhancer of Anti-Infective, Anti-Cancer Agents and Nutrients” (US patent), “Review of Gaumutra” (Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research), “Chemotherapeutic Potential of Cow Urine: A Review” (Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology), and “Benefits of Cow Urine: A Review” (International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research).
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