Indian tweets are mocking a report in the media that says cow urine is the cure for several types of cancer.
The report read: “Biotechnology scientists at Junagadh Agriculture University in Gujarat have succeeded in their first attempt to kill cancer cells using cow urine.
“...They claim that cow urine can cure most types of common cancers such as those of mouth, cervix, lungs, kidney, skin and breast.”
Calling it propaganda by the governing BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), Indian tweeps took to the social media channel to slam the report.
@Tamizh_Muttley tweeted: “Academy is sold. Expect similar news from better institutes & names soon.... Giving false statements to satisfy government and own bigotry is just another logical step.”
@FeignShourie wrote: “Junagadh Agriculture University should change it’s name to Junagadh Gaumutra (cow urine) Propaganda Institute! Junagadh Agriculture University, Gujarat, is the origin of all diversions and propaganda such as gold in cow urine to cow urine treats almost all cancers!”
Junagadh Agriculture University should change it's name to Junagadh Gaumutra Propaganda Institute!
— Arun Shourie Unofficial (@FeignShourie) July 3, 2018
Junagadh Agriculture University, Gujarat, is a gangotari for all diversions & propaganda such as Gold in cow urine to cow urine treats almost all cancers!
In India, the cow is considered a sacred animal by believers of the Hindu faith. However, the country saw a surge in cow-related vigilantism — a uniquely Indian phenomenon that began to flourish after the BJP government came into power.
It resulted in mob lynchings nationwide of members of the Muslim community in the name of protecting cows and condoned by the silence of those in power. Punishments for smuggling or slaughter of cattle were toughened after Narendra Modi came to power. In May 2017, the BJP moved to impose a ban on the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter at animal markets across India. #BeefBan became a popular hashtag that year.
Twitter user @youngroy25 posted: “Expect cows soon to be declared protected citizen, you never know which phoren [foreign] power might lay it’s hands on sparkling cow urine!”
@BatullT tweeted: “I expected this sooner. From being a thriving developing economy, we have reneged into an under developing backward looking laughing stock of the world under RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian right-wing, Hindutva organisation), BJP led by Modi! #bjpfailsagain”
I expected this sooner 😒 From being a thriving developing economy, we have renegaded into an underdeveloping backward looking laughing stock of the world under RSS BJP led Modi! @drjatinanand #BJP_à¤à¤—ाओ_देश_बचाओ #bjpfailsagain #bjp_rssgang #bjpgovtfail #basekaursaal pic.twitter.com/L2macsbuXn
— Batull (@BatullT) July 3, 2018
Cow vigilantism over the years has been condemned by many Indians. In 2017 as a sign of protest, some Indian women posed in cow masks as part of a photographic series that asked: “Is it safer to be a sacred animal in India than a woman?”
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