Dhruv Rathee's cryptic post after Swati Maliwal's rape threat allegations

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee broke his silence days after Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal claimed that she was getting rape threats after he made a video, which she claimed was one-sided, about the Bhibav Kumar assault case. In a cryptic post on X, Rathee, without taking names, said that attempts are being made to silence him.

He said, "Fake allegations against me, daily death threats, dehumanizing insults, coordinated campaigns to defame me … I’m used to it by now.

"The irony is that perpetrators are pretending to be victims. Everyone knows who is behind all this. They want to silence me."

"But that’s not gonna happen. If you silence 1 Dhruv Rathee, 1000 new ones will rise up."

Earlier, Maliwal claimed that she had been receiving abusive threats after Dhruv Rathee posted a “one-sided video” against her. She said that a campaign was being run to assassinate her character orchestrated by the Aam Aadmi Party and its volunteers. She said that the situation escalated after Dhruv Rathee posted a “one-sided video” against her.

Tagging Rathee, Maliwal on X posted screenshots of abusive messages received on her social media saying, “After the leaders and volunteers of my party, i.e., AAP orchestrated a campaign of character assassination, victim shaming, and fanning of emotions against me, I have been getting rape and death threats. This got further exacerbated when YouTuber @Dhruv_Rathee posted a one-sided video against me.”