India, Nov. 26 -- An old photo of an Indian man who had a jaw deformity has resurfaced on the internet, but is now being used by several accounts on X to make racist remarks against Indians. Pune resident Rajendra Panchal was unable to open his mouth fully for 38 years after suffering an accident when he was a one-year-old. It was only after a rare surgery nearly eight years ago that he could eat solid foods.

The man had rare condition called Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) ankylosis in which the face joint gets fused to the skull. Till the surgery was done, Panchal could not chew food properly and survived on a liquid and semi-solid diet. As a result, he remained malnourished for years. A toothache that lasted for months ultimately led hi...