215 academics slam Priyanka Gandhi for calling IIT-director 'gaumutra expert'

Vadra's comments were made during a Lok Sabha speech

Jul 30, 2026

06:29 pm

What's the storyOver 200 vice-chancellors, former vice-chancellors, and academics have condemned Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for her remarks on Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Director V Kamakoti, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-powered task force on exam reform.

The group expressed their disappointment in an open letter after Vadra referred to Kamakoti as a "gaumutra expert" during a Lok Sabha debate on the anti-paper leak bill.

215 academics slam Priyanka Gandhi for calling IIT-director 'gaumutra expert'

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