Or the Inedian Indian.

So this guy claims that he hasn't had food or water in 70 years. The media, of course, is lapping it up, pun unintended, and what surprised me the most was the lack of any sort of data around it. As of today, the claim is that he has proven his abilities after the 15 day observation period.

Most of his breatharian brethren in the past have either died or have lost weight at the end of the trial, indicating that the body is nom noming itself to survive.

I was a bit surprised when it was reported, since there was no data provided, and also when I saw the lead doctor's name: Sudhir Shah. Surely, not the very same Sudhir Shah who studied another breatharian who did end up losing significant amounts of weight at the end of the trial? Lo, the very same. Also turns out that HRM does actually drink water, tea and coffee.

More: Prahlad Jani, the holy man in the limelight now, had been investigated before and he did lose weight that time. I'm also wondering how his body grew in size from child to adult without any food.

The whole thing sounds like a hoax to me, perpetrated by some doctor out to make a name for himself...

Yeah, ad hominem much?