Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi’s remark on a member of the Nandan Nilekani Committee triggered a debate in Parliament over cow urine research. During a Lok Sabha discussion, Gandhi referred to a committee member as a “cow urine expert”, leading to reactions from BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi in the Rajya Sabha. Trivedi defended research on cow urine and referred to studies on its uses. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has also held US patents for specific cow urine-based compositions, according to PubMed records. More than 200 academics later wrote an open letter criticising Gandhi’s remarks against the exam task force member, according to The Times of India. The exchange brought the topic of cow urine research into the Parliament debate.