Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has kicked up a row by claiming that cow is the only animal which both inhales and exhales oxygen, and has asserted breathing problems can be cured by massaging it.
A video showing Rawat extolling the medicinal properties of cow milk and urine at a function went viral on Thursday, 25 July.
The chief minister also said that living in close proximity with the animal can cure one of tuberculosis.