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flag A Telugu YouTube channel sparked outrage by falsely accusing Muslim vendors of "food jihad" at a festival, forcing them to eat their food on camera.

flag A Telugu YouTube channel, Tejaswi News, faced backlash for targeting Muslim vendors at the Samakka Saralamma Jatara festival, accusing them of promoting a baseless "food jihad" by selling kova buns. flag The anchor pressured vendors, demanded expiry dates, dismissed their explanations, and made inflammatory remarks about Rohingya Muslims, sparking online outrage. flag Videos showed vendors being forced to eat their own food on camera, raising concerns about media ethics and religious incitement. flag Critics linked the coverage to broader Hindutva narratives, citing similar conspiracy theories like "love jihad" and "spit jihad," with the India Hate Lab Report 2024 noting such rhetoric in nearly half of recorded hate speeches. flag The incident intensified amid rising communal tensions following an RSS-affiliated event in Hyderabad.

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