India, Feb. 24 -- A wave of racist comments, targeting Indians, surfaced on social media following the publication of a photograph showing a queue outside a food bank in Ireland, media reports said.

The image, published by The Irish Times, highlighted rising demand at a student-run food pantry at the University of Galway.

According to the report, the Speir student pantry - originally launched as an environmental initiative - has been forced to turn away hundreds of students each week due to overwhelming demand.

The food bank distributed nearly €500,000 worth of food last year as the cost-of-living crisis in Ireland deepened.

However, the story triggered a flood of xenophobic reactions online, with several comments targeting Indi...