New Delhi:Zoho co-founder, Sridhar Vembu, dived straight into the world of science and ignited a debate on link between child vaccination and autism on Tuesday.

Vembu ended up in a war of words with Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, award-winning hepatologist, who goes by the name 'The Liver Doc' on social media and once again got called "boomer uncle". The Liver Doc accused Vembu of sharing a study which is "not peer reviewed and not scrutinised".

On Tuesday morning, Vembu shared a study claiming vaccination to be the "dominant risk factor" of autism. Vembu is vocal about autism, a condition his son suffers from.In a social media post, Vembu advocated against the use of child vaccination, linking it to a rise in autism.

"Parents should take this analysis seriously. I believe there is increasing evidence that we are giving way too many vaccines to very young children. This is spreading in India too, and we are seeing a rapid increase in autism in India," he wrote.

The Liver Doc urged people to not stop vaccinating their children if they don't want polio to come back or measles to kill their kids like in the US "because boomer uncles in charge of US Health Departments have become anti science."

Referring to the study shared by Vembu, the hepatologist said that the conclusions of the study are "not credible".

Source:Ndtv