Bharat Ratna CNR Rao calls politicians ‘idiots’

Venting out the dissatisfaction in the scientific community over “inadequate” funding, Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientist Professor CNR Rao today had an angry outburst as he called politicians “idiots” for giving them “so little”. Addressing a press conference a day after the award was announced, Prof. Rao, who is the Chairman of Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Council, stressed the need for providing more resources for research.

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