Popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee addressed “fake allegations” against him on Monday, refuting claims made by Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal regarding threats she received after he posted a video about her alleged assault by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar.
“Faced with false accusations, daily death threats, and degrading insults, along with organized efforts to tarnish my reputation… I’ve grown accustomed to it,” Dhruv Rathee stated.
“The irony lies in the perpetrators portraying themselves as victims. It’s common knowledge who is orchestrating all of this. Their aim is to silence me. But that won’t happen. If one Dhruv Rathee is silenced, a thousand more will emerge. Jai Hind,” the YouTuber added.
Swati Maliwal previously accused the Aam Aadmi Party and its supporters of orchestrating a “character assassination” campaign against her, particularly intensified after Dhruv Rathee’s video. She criticized Rathee for contributing to victim-shaming and expressed disappointment that someone claiming to be an independent journalist would align with AAP’s narrative.
Bibhav Kumar was apprehended by Delhi Police on May 18 in connection with Swati Maliwal’s alleged assault at Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on May 13. In her complaint, the AAP MP accused Kumar of physically assaulting her and issuing death threats.