Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- A Muslim street vendor from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, was made to eat his own food to prove he was not committing "food jihad" before a group of YouTubers during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana.

After being publicly harassed by the YouTubers, he received support not only from residents in his town but also from influencers and political parties, who slammed the YouTube journalists for making videos for "views and likes."

YouTubers question vendor's food, identity

A group from Tejaswi News channel approached the man named Shaik Shaiksha Vali and began questioning him about the validity of the food he sells.

"I have already dialled 100. There is no manufacturing date or expiration date on this (bread). The authoriti...