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Controversial Tamil YouTuber ‘Biriyani Man’ Arrested After Suicide Attempt Livestream

July 30, 2024
The Commune

A Tamil YouTuber named Biriyani Man, aka Abbishek Rabi, has been in the news for the past few days. Recently, he also tried to livestream his suicide attempt on his YouTube channel. He was arrested on 30 July 2024 by the Chennai Cyber Crime Police. He faces charges under four sections of the Violence Against Women Act and for the misuse of technology.

On 29 July 2024, Rabi live-streamed a three-hour video on YouTube, claiming he intended to commit suicide. For the past week, there have been allegations that he made obscene remarks about food reviewer Irfan.

Irfan was in the news recently for posting a video on his unborn child’s gender reveal event. The TN government sent him a legal notice for posting the video. However, Irfan is known to have shared content on his channel, where he posted visuals with DMK’s Udayanidhi Stalin and Kanimozhi.

Rabi gained notoriety by targeting well-known YouTubers to gain attention, leading to clashes among their supporters. He allegedly defamed popular YouTuber Irfan, who was involved in a controversial car accident last year that resulted in an elderly woman’s death. Reportedly, Irfan was not driving then. However, Biriyani Man blistered him over this accident.

Biryani Man also targeted Tailor Akka, a YouTuber who posts tailoring videos. He posted an obscene video mocking her work and made disparaging comments about women and Semmozhi Park. These actions attracted significant backlash against him.

After his distressing livestream, where he blamed someone named Jason for his alleged suicide attempt, netizens contacted his mother, who intervened and saved him. Following this event, a woman filed a complaint, leading to his arrest. He is now in custody, facing charges related to violence against women and misuse of technology.

Biriyani Man has regularly posted problematic content for views and engagement on his channel.

Hinduphobic content

In a video where he talks about Thiruvalluvar wearing saffron robes, he says, “They recently did something. They made Thiruvalluvar wear saffron robes and called him ‘Santana Dharma’s icon'” – here, he mocks the phrase Sanatana Dharma and says, “I am finding it so difficult to pronounce it.”

This video is just one example of the many Hinduphobic remarks he made.

Christians

He cracks a “joke” on Christians and says, “What are two Christians having sex called? Christian Missionary,“ and does some weird dance.

Speaking against RN Ravi & Supporting DMK

Rabi says, “TN Governor RN Ravi’s ideology and actions are completely against Dravidianism.” He then shares a TOI report from February 2022 about Gov Ravi returning TN’s anti-NEET bill. Rabi then says, “The TN Governor supports NEET. He has been holding this stand because he favours the BJP. It is a shame if you do not know what the BJP did in the North, especially in Gujarat.”

In all his videos, Biriyani Man attacks Irfan, a “mukbanger”, meaning a food blogger who eats on camera. He states that Guv Ravi supports the BJP and that BJP is a problematic party. The YouTuber also condemns Irfan for being associated with and milking BJP members and those supporting the party for his benefit. He then asks if Irfan was not embarrassed for visiting the Governor for tea because, according to BM, in the BJP-ruled states, Muslims are “slaughtered”.

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