According to Lal the ‘magical properties’ of cow dung exist only in the excrement of ‘desi’ breed and not in ‘western monsters like Jersey or Holstein’. (Photo: file)

Mumbai: Giving their own bizarre twist to science and logic, members from an RSS offshoot from UP, the Akhil Bharatiya Gau Sewa, have hit headlines for pasting cow dung on the back of their cell phones, claiming that its ‘magical properties’ would save them from harmful radiations .

“Cow is our mother. Its excreta and urine are nectar and have power to save humans from any disease. If cow dung can treat cancer, why can’t it save us from a phone’s microwaves?” the group’s leader Shankar Lal said in an interview to The Indian Express.

Claiming that moderated intake of cow dung has kept him healthy even at his ripe age of 76, Lal said that cow dung has the potential to cure any disease and that they make pregnant women eat cow dung and urine paste to ensure a normal delivery.

Listing its benefits, he also cites some obscure scientists in Junagadh who allegedly found gold in cow’s urine.

When questioned about the science behind his claims, Lal pulls out a pendulum and makes one of his team members hold it out. He then gives it a jerk and points out that the pendulum swings because of the energy in the man’s hands.

“Look, this man’s body has so much energy and the pendulum is swinging because of that. Now, when this man holds a phone in his hand, the pendulum won’t move. This is because the phone’s harmful waves have sucked all his energy. Now, let him hold a phone with cow dung on it, and hold this pendulum over his hand. See, it’s moving again… His energy is saved!,” Lal says excitedly.

But there’s a catch. According to Lal the ‘magical properties’ of cow dung exist only in the excrement of ‘desi’ breed and not in ‘western monsters like Jersey or Holstein’. “Their dung and milk are nothing but poison,” he concluded.