# YouTube terminates Delhi slum-dweller’s channel after overnight success 2026-08-16T13:24:20+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Hindu reports that YouTube terminated the channel of Mohammad Irfan, a Delhi slum-dweller, citing a violation of its Terms of Service. Irfan went viral for reciting the Preamble to the Constitution during a protest at Jantar Mantar. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met him on July 28 and said Irfan's outlook reflected the strength of India's youth. Irfan posted on X that the termination was a mistake by YouTube's automated system and urged restoration. Journalist Ajit Anjum noted the channel gained over 70,000 subscribers overnight and questioned the abrupt suspension. Social media users have called on YouTube to restore the account, calling it an error. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ajit Anjum, Delhi, Mohammad Irfan, Rahul Gandhi, YouTube Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/youtube-terminates-delhi-slum-dwellers-channel-after-overnight-success/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/youtube-terminates-delhi-slum-dwellers-channel-after-overnight-success/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/