The Congress is as disgruntled as ever because Indians are doing their best to help India’s growth accelerate and achieve the Viksit Bharat dream of PM Modi.

After the Padma awards were announced, Professor V Kamakoti acknowledged the award and shared a video message underscoring collective effort and national development. And Congress’ Kerala unit makes ‘gaumutra‘ jibes at Professor Kamakoti that remind us of terrorists and their language when referring to Indians, especially Hindus.

In a video, Prof Kamakoti said, “Namaste, Vande Mataram. The Padma Shri award means only one thing to me: that I will put all the best efforts towards Viksit Bharat at 2047. This award is not possible just as an individual. It’s a collective effort. I dedicate this award to all who have contributed, who have blessed my growth, and whatever I have achieved is all because of that collective effort to whom I dedicate this award. Thank you very much.”

VIDEO | IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti will be conferred the Padma Shri award.

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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 25, 2026

Quoting his video message, the Kerala Congress handle wrote: “Congratulations to V Kamakoti on receiving the honour. The nation recognises your bleeding edge research on Cow Urine at IIT Madras, taking Gomutra to world stage.”

Calling out the Congress for its remarks and appreciating Prof Kamakoti, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu wrote, “Professor Kamakoti works in deep tech: micro-processor design. He is the Director of IIT-Madras, the best technological institution in India. He serves in the NSAB. He richly deserves the honour. I have defended him on scientific grounds and I will do so again: cow dung and cow urine have excellent microbiome that could be valuable for humans. It is the slavish colonial mindset that thinks these are not scientific propositions worthy of investigation. Some day, when Harvard or MIT publish a study on this, these enslaved minds would worship that as the gospel truth.”

Replying to Vembu’s post, the Congress Kerala handle wrote, “Dear @svembu, Research is not about quoting random Western research papers out of context. What is the outcome of all this research on cow dung and urine? And why are we limited only to cow dung? What about the excreta of buffaloes, goats, or even humans? Recently, the outcome of one such cow dung research project came out in public. The Madhya Pradesh government funded a research project using Panchagavya, a traditional mixture made from cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd, and ghee, for the treatment of cancer. An investigation by Additional Collector Raghuvar Maravi exposed that a whopping ₹1.92 Cr was spent on buying cow dung and urine for the research, whereas the actual cost is around ₹15–20 lakhs. The total allocation for the project was ₹3.5 Cr, and the remaining money was spent on buying cars, filling petrol and diesel, and even Goa and Bangalore trips. What is the outcome of the research? NULL Exception! If we investigate other similar projects like this, many more scandals will come out. There is no doubt that we need cancer research. But why do you insist that it is only cow dung or cow urine that can cure cancer? We saw during COVID how fraudsters were trying to kill the virus using cow dung and gomutra. What was the outcome? Since you are a billionaire who believes in the magical benefits of cow urine, why doesn’t your company invest in proper cow urine and cow dung research? If cow urine can help in healing cancer, that would be one of our greatest contributions to the world. Why don’t you take up this challenge and put the money where your mouth is?”

While the Congress can continue being grumpy about successful Indians and keep planning how to derail the country with false controversies, here is a look at the achievements of the two stalwarts – Professor Kamakoti Veezhinathan and Dr Sridhar Vembu.

Professor V Kamakoti – Director, IIT Madras

Spearheaded SHAKTI, India’s first indigenously developed open microprocessor family based on RISC-V, designed for strategic, defence, and commercial applications.

Led multiple SHAKTI chip variants – RIMO, MOUSHIK, and later versions through the entire Indian pipeline: architecture and design at IIT Madras, fabrication at SCL Chandigarh, followed by packaging, board design, and successful system boot-up.

Serving as Director of IIT Madras since 2022; earlier a long-time professor in Computer Science and Engineering with specialisation in computer architecture, information security, and VLSI design.

Heads the Microprocessor Development Program and the Information Security Education and Awareness Program at IIT Madras, both funded by MeitY.

Member of the National Security Advisory Board; previously chaired the Government of India AI Task Force under the Commerce Ministry.

Widely known as the “SHAKTI-man of India” for building indigenous semiconductor capability and catalysing startups from the SHAKTI ecosystem, including InCore, Mindgrove, Chakra, Vyoma Systems, and SecurWeave.

Key architect of India’s secure processor stack for strategic use, Shakti (CPU), Mohini (trusted execution), and related security IP aimed at reducing dependence on foreign chips.

Instrumental in building India’s RISC-V ecosystem, mentoring startups and positioning the country as a global open-ISA processor design hub.

Expanded ISRO and space collaborations at IIT Madras, including deploying Shakti-based processors for satellite and space applications.

Guided numerous PhD and master’s theses in computer architecture and information security; maintains a strong publication record in high-performance computing and secure systems.

Regular member of high-level national committees on cybersecurity, AI, and digital public infrastructure, shaping policy on trusted hardware and AI readiness.

Conferred the Padma Shri for contributions to indigenous microprocessors and strengthening national technology capacity.

Sridhar Vembu – Founder & CEO, Zoho

Co-founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation, built into a global SaaS suite (CRM, email, finance, HR, and more) serving tens of millions of users and thousands of enterprise customers without traditional VC funding.

Grew Zoho from a 1996 venture (AdventNet) into a multi-billion-dollar, profitable company anchored in a product-first, bootstrapped model.

Created Zoho Schools of Learning, an in-house vocational education system that trains rural and non-degree youth in programming, design, and support, with many absorbed into Zoho.

Pioneered a rural development–centric operating model, moving significant operations to villages in Tamil Nadu, creating high-skill tech jobs outside metros and advocating “Make in India” and “rural SaaS.”

Recipient of the Padma Shri (2021) for trade and industry; also honoured with recognitions such as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and CNN-News18 Indian of the Year/NDTV Disruptor-style awards.

Widely cited as a global example of ethical, frugal entrepreneurship, emphasising long-term product development, user privacy, and low external dependence over VC-driven hyper-scaling.

Built Zoho as a vertically integrated stack with in-house data centres and no reliance on big-tech clouds, positioning it as a sovereign SaaS alternative focused on data control and privacy.

Championed a “deep generalist” talent model through Zoho Schools, rejecting degree fetishism and conventional campus hiring, now a case study in alternative tech education pathways.

Expanded Zoho to 50+ products spanning office productivity, business applications, and developer tools, while remaining privately held and consistently profitable.

An outspoken advocate of decentralised development and rural revival, splitting time between the US and a village in Tamil Nadu, and using Zoho’s success to argue against excessive urban centralisation in tech.

Recognised globally as a thought leader on bootstrapping, frequently cited in business schools and tech media as a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley’s VC-heavy culture.

In the end, the episode says less about Professor Kamakoti or Sridhar Vembu and far more about the political and ideological discomfort triggered when Indian excellence refuses to fit familiar caricatures. While one section of the political spectrum appears eager to reduce scientific achievement to mockery and insinuation, the careers of Kamakoti and Vembu stand as quiet but powerful rebuttals, rooted in institution-building, indigenous capability, and long-term national thinking.

A party led by a serially defeated, dynastic politician like Rahul Gandhi has the audacity to attack self-made, meritorious Indians like Kamakoti and Vembu. One inherited everything. The others built institutions and companies from scratch.

Both Kamakoti and Vembu are meritorious, unapologetically Hindu, and Brahmin, and they refuse to perform the expected ritual of self-denial that a certain political worldview demands from Indians who succeed. In the Dravidian Model’s political grammar, Hindu civilisational confidence—especially when paired with excellence, institution-building, and national purpose—is treated as provocation. Congress has now copied this poison. It pits 90 per cent OBC against 10 per cent GC just like DMK pits 97% versus 3% Brahmins.

At a deeper level, the hostility directed at Kamakoti and Vembu is not really about science, funding, or policy. It is divisive identity politics at play. The attack is a symptom of Dravidian Model virus entering Congress.

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